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D A Head¹, D Mizuno

¹Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.

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This study introduces a mathematical method to analyze force-generating agents in active materials by examining their displacement fields. This allows for characterization of these agents and their impact on material properties.

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Area of Science:

Physics of active matter
Soft condensed matter physics
Biophysics

Background:

Active materials and biological systems are driven far from equilibrium by embedded agents generating forces.
Characterizing athermal fluctuations is crucial for understanding these systems' properties and behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a mathematical procedure for estimating the local action of force-generating agents from observed fluctuating displacement fields.
To model active agents as force dipoles or compression foci in elastic or network-solvent systems.
To enable characterization of force generators through ratiometric analysis of fluctuation modes.

Main Methods:

Modeling active agents as oriented force dipoles or isotropic compression foci.
Assuming the matrix as a compressible elastic continuum or a coupled network-solvent system.
Obtaining correlations at single points and between separated points to define three independent fluctuation modes.

Main Results:

Identified three independent fluctuation modes testable with microrheology experiments.
Demonstrated that different agent models yield distinct contributions to fluctuation modes, enabling ratiometric characterization.
Predicted and observed a high-frequency ballistic regime due to individual force-generating events.
Developed a statistical model to estimate mean filament tension from athermal fluctuations, revealing network stiffening.

Conclusions:

The developed mathematical procedure effectively estimates the local action of force-generating agents in active systems.
Ratiometric analysis of fluctuation modes allows for differentiation between oriented dipoles and isotropic compression foci.
The study provides a quantitative model for estimating filament tension and understanding network stiffening in active materials.