Non-Gaussian anomalous dynamics in systems of interacting run-and-tumble particles

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The motion of a tagged degree of freedom can give important insight into the interactions present in a complex environment. We investigate the dynamics of a tagged particle in two non-equilibrium systems that consist of interacting run-and-tumble particles. The first one is an exactly solvable polymer model, the second is a two-dimensional lattice model, which is studied through simulations. We find that in both cases a tagged particle shows anomalous dynamics and non-Gaussian behaviour for times below the persistence time of the run-and-tumble motion. For later times, the dynamics of the tagged monomer becomes diffusive. In the lattice model, the anomalous behaviour persists and can, for intermediate densities, be well approximated by a Laplace distribution. We attribute this behaviour to the dynamically changing environment of the tagged particle, which we argue, is an essential ingredient to observe deviations from Gaussianity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number123205
JournalJournal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
Volume2019
Issue number12
ISSN1742-5468
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Dec 2019

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    Research areas

  • active matter, Brownian motion

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