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Area of Science:

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Active Matter Physics
  • Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics

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  • Hyperuniformity, a state of matter with suppressed large-scale density fluctuations, is typically observed in equilibrium systems.
  • Active matter systems, driven by internal energy sources, often exhibit large density fluctuations.
  • Previous theoretical work predicted hyperuniformity in specific chiral active fluids with uniform handedness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate the coexistence of hyperuniformity and large density fluctuations in chiral active fluids.
  • To explore the role of particle shape and motion in achieving hyperuniform states.
  • To understand the interplay between chirality, activity, and emergent large-scale order.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized pear-shaped Quincke rollers as a model chiral active fluid.
  • Experimentally controlled particle handedness and motion curvature.
  • Analyzed system dynamics and density fluctuations across various length scales.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the experimental realization of hyperuniformity in a chiral active fluid with arbitrary particle handedness.
  • Observed the coexistence of hyperuniformity and large density fluctuations at different length scales, driven by dynamic clustering.
  • Showed that increasing the curvature of particle motion leads to a loss of hyperuniformity, transitioning to localized spinner behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Established a novel experimental system for studying hyperuniformity in active matter.
  • Provided evidence that hyperuniformity and large density fluctuations can coexist in chiral active fluids.
  • Highlighted the critical role of particle motion characteristics in determining the emergence and stability of hyperuniform states.