Statistical mechanics of interacting run-and-tumble bacteria.
We consider self-propelled particles undergoing run-and-tumble dynamics (as exhibited by E. coli) in one dimension. Building on previous analyses at drift-diffusion level for the one-particle density, we add both interactions and noise, enabling discussion of domain formation by "self-trapping," and other collective phenomena. Mapping onto detailed-balance systems is possible in certain cases.
School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom.
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D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D008954:Models, Biological