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Exclusion processes: short-range correlations induced by adhesion and contact interactions
Gianluca Ascolani1, Mathilde Badoual, Christophe Deroulers
1CNRS, UMR 8165, IMNC, Univ Paris-Sud, Univ Paris Diderot, F-91405 Orsay, France. ascolani@imnc.in2p3.fr
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|February 16, 2013
Summary
Short-range correlations in exclusion processes, relevant to cell migration, travel as a wave during invasion. This wave
Area of Science:
- Statistical Mechanics
- Non-equilibrium Physics
- Biophysics
Background:
- Exclusion processes model systems where particles or agents cannot occupy the same space.
- Understanding short-range correlations is crucial for phenomena like cell migration and material transport.
- Out-of-equilibrium dynamics are key to many natural and artificial systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the out-of-equilibrium behavior and short-range correlations in exclusion processes.
- To investigate interactions relevant to biological cell migration, such as adhesion.
- To compare simulation results with theoretical models derived from master equations.
Main Methods:
- Simulations on two-dimensional lattices to study agent density and correlations.
- Analysis of both transient (invasion) and stationary (source-sink) regimes.
- Derivation of approximate hydrodynamic limits using master equations and partial differential equations.
Main Results:
- A wave of correlations travels with velocity v(t)~t(-1/2) during agent space invasion.
- Simulation results align with quantities derived from the master equation.
- A discontinuity in the stationary density profile near an empty reservoir was observed.
Conclusions:
- The behavior of the correlation wave can distinguish between different contact interaction types.
- Hydrodynamic limits successfully recover self-similar behavior of density and correlations during invasion.
- The study provides insights into modeling collective agent behavior and migration.
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