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  • Biophysics
  • Statistical Mechanics

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  • Magnetotactic swimmers align with magnetic fields.
  • Their motion is influenced by stochastic reorientations.

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  • To investigate how different swimming strategies affect swimmer orientation statistics.
  • To determine the impact of swimming strategy on collective motion transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations comparing active Brownian motion and run-and-tumble dynamics.
  • Analysis of orientation probability density and phase transitions.

Main Results:

  • Swimming strategy significantly alters orientation statistics.
  • Run-and-tumble dynamics can lead to velocity condensation.
  • Lévy run-and-tumble walks enhance collective behavior compared to active Brownian motion.

Conclusions:

  • The choice of swimming strategy is crucial for magnetotactic swimmer behavior.
  • Run-and-tumble dynamics offer a more effective mechanism for achieving collective motion.