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Area of Science:

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Active Matter Physics

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  • Active Brownian particles (ABPs) are models for self-propelled entities.
  • Inertial effects are crucial for understanding dynamics beyond the overdamped limit.
  • Harmonic traps are common in studying confined active matter systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of inertia on the dynamics of active Brownian particles in harmonic potentials.
  • To analytically derive key statistical quantities for inertial ABPs.
  • To explore the spatial distribution of inertial ABPs under different trap strengths.

Main Methods:

  • Langevin formalism for analytical derivations.
  • Analytical calculation of mean-square displacement (MSD), mean-square speed (MSS), and pressures.
  • Langevin dynamics simulations for numerical validation.

Main Results:

  • Inertia enhances MSD and total pressure.
  • Inertia decreases MSS and swim pressure.
  • Under strong traps, increasing inertia leads to spatial spreading instead of border condensation.

Conclusions:

  • Inertia significantly modifies the behavior of active Brownian particles in harmonic traps.
  • Analytical predictions are consistent with simulation results.
  • The findings provide insights into the dynamics of inertial active matter.