Feedback between microscopic activity and macroscopic dynamics drives excitability and oscillations in mechanochemical matter

The macroscopic behavior of active matter arises from nonequilibrium microscopic processes. In soft materials, active stresses typically drive macroscopic shape changes, which in turn alter the geometry constraining the microscopic dynamics, leading to complex feedback effects. Although such mechano...

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Hauptverfasser: Dullweber, Tim (VerfasserIn) , Belousov, Roman (VerfasserIn) , Erzberger, Anna (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 September 2025
In: Physical review
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 112, Heft: 3, Pages: 1-19
ISSN:2470-0053
DOI:10.1103/mmz3-kbrv
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