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  • Physics
  • Complex Systems
  • Statistical Mechanics

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  • Harnessing energy from chaotic environments is a significant scientific challenge.
  • Understanding particle dynamics in complex systems is crucial for developing novel energy-extraction methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the rotational dynamics of a gear immersed in a bath of self-propelling eccentric particles.
  • To explore the influence of particle eccentricity on gear rotation and identify optimal parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Computer simulations were employed to model the interaction between particles and a gear.
  • A machine-learning model was developed to predict angular speeds and identify optimal conditions.

Main Results:

  • Asymmetrical gears exhibit directional rotation, with angular speed dependent on particle eccentricity.
  • Symmetric gear rotation is influenced by particle-area fraction, persistence length, and eccentricity.
  • Two distinct mechanisms, edge alignment with corner trapping and biased trapping with positive feedback, drive gear rotation at low eccentricities.

Conclusions:

  • Particle eccentricity is a tunable parameter that can effectively regulate and optimize gear rotation in chaotic environments.
  • The findings suggest potential strategies for designing systems that extract useful work from disordered systems.