Dense active suspensions in the chaotic regime (C07)

• Subject Area: Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems, Soft and Fluid Matter, Biological Physics
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 233630050

Active matter has become a quickly evolving field spanning from biology and physics to chemistry and engineering. Its defining property is the directed motion—translational, rotational, or both—of its constituents. The aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive multiscale framework that bridges the properties of single particles to the large-scale chaotic flows. This framework will combine fully hydrodynamic simulations on the smallest scale with effective “dry” models on intermedium, and a continuum two-phase model on the coarsest scale. These approaches are complemented by statistical modelling aiming to uncover symmetries that can be exploited to further simply the models.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 146: Multiscale Simulation Methods in Soft Matter Systems
• Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Co-Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Oberlack; Professor Dr. Thomas Speck; Professor Dr.-Ing. Yongqi Wang