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Effervescence in a binary mixture with nonlinear non-reciprocal interactions

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  • Suropriya Saha

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS))

  • Ramin Golestanian

    (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS)
    University of Oxford)

Abstract

Non-reciprocal interactions between scalar fields that represent the concentrations of two active species are known to break the parity and time-reversal (PT) symmetries of the equilibrium state, as manifested in the emergence of travelling waves. We explore the notion of nonlinear non-reciprocity and consider a model in which the non-reciprocal interactions can depend on the local values of the scalar fields in such a way that the non-reciprocity can change sign. For generic cases where such couplings exist, we observe the emergence of spatiotemporal chaos in the steady-state. We associate this chaotic behaviour with a local restoration of PT symmetry in fluctuating spatial domains, which leads to the coexistence of oscillating densities and phase-separated droplets that are spontaneously created and annihilated. We uncover that this phenomenon, which we denote as effervescence, can exist as a dynamical steady-state in large parts of the parameter space in two different incarnations, as characterised by the presence or absence of an accompanying travelling wave.

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  • Suropriya Saha & Ramin Golestanian, 2025. "Effervescence in a binary mixture with nonlinear non-reciprocal interactions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-61728-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61728-8
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