title: Ergostatting and thermostatting at a fixed point.
abstract: We propose an innovative type of ergostats and thermostats for molecular dynamics simulations. A general class of active particle swarm models is considered, where any specific total energy (alternatively any specific temperature) can be provided at a fixed point of the evolution of the swarm. We identify the extended system feedback force of the Nosé-Hoover thermostat with the "internal energy" variable of active Brownian motion.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Helmuth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hüffel
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department of Applied Physics, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Saša
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ilijić