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SUMMARY:Active matter under control: insights from response theory - Dr Lu
 ke Davis\, Université du Luxembourg
DTSTART:20220221T143000Z
DTEND:20220221T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Christoph Schran
DESCRIPTION:Active constituents burn fuel in order to sustain individual m
 otion. This gives rise to interesting collective effects that are not seen
  in systems at thermal equilibrium\, such as motility induced phase separa
 tion\, a hallmark of active matter. Indeed\, there is great potential in h
 arnessing the striking phenomenology of active matter to build controllabl
 e\, and novel\, responsive materials. Despite this potential\, we currentl
 y lack a physical framework that predicts the best protocol for driving ac
 tive systems between different states in a way that is thermodynamically e
 fficient\, by minimizing the dissipated heat for example. Existing equilib
 rium thermodynamics is an inadequate foundation to build a framework of co
 ntrol for active systems\, due to the growing dissipation arising from the
  constant burning of fuel. Here\, we derive and implement a novel thermody
 namic control framework for active matter\, using stochastic thermodynamic
 s and response theory\, to perform efficient control of continuous- and di
 screte-state active systems.
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