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Identical vesicles, different behaviors: Model reveals how spontaneous asymmetry gives rise to lifelike behavior

In nonreciprocal active matter, agents act differently on each other, seemingly in violation of Newton's third law. This principle can result in various active matter traits, such as self-propulsion, molecular regulation and collective motion.

Identical vesicles, different behaviors: Model reveals how spontaneous asymmetry gives rise to lifelike behavior
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In nonreciprocal active matter, agents act differently on each other, seemingly in violation of Newton's third law. This principle can result in various active matter traits, such as self-propulsion, molecular regulation and collective motion.

Originally published at Phys.org

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