Optimisation of an active heat engine

no code implementations • 12 Feb 2021 • Giulia Gronchi, Andrea Puglisi

In the quasi-static limit, the formula for $T_{eff}(t)$ simplifies and coincides with a recently proposed temperature for stochastic thermodynamics, bearing a compact expression for the maximum efficiency.

Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics

Fluctuation-Dissipation Relations in Active Matter Systems

no code implementations • 11 Dec 2020 • Lorenzo Caprini, Andrea Puglisi, Alessandro Sarracino

We investigate the non-equilibrium character of self-propelled particles through the study of the linear response of the active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particle (AOUP) model.

Statistical Mechanics

Individual Biases, Cultural Evolution, and the Statistical Nature of Language Universals: The Case of Colour Naming Systems

no code implementations • 29 Oct 2013 • Andrea Baronchelli, Vittorio Loreto, Andrea Puglisi

Language universals have long been attributed to an innate Universal Grammar.