SMART
Statistical Mechanics of Active Matter
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
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| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 1˙448˙400 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙448˙400 € |
| Programma | FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | ERC-2012-StG_20111012 |
| Funding Scheme | ERC-SG |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-11-01 - 2017-10-31 |
Partecipanti
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | hostInstitution | 1˙448˙400.00 |
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | hostInstitution | 1˙448˙400.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The study of living matter has to be considered as an exciting and substantive part of the modern definition of physics. Whether a general statistical mechanics exists for broad classes of of active systems and what is the quantitative predictive power that we could expect from those theories remain still open and debated questions. Reductionism and approximations, the most powerful weapons of theoretical physicists have to face a degree of complexity that has no analogue in non living matter. That results in a number of phenomenological parameters whose connection to microscopic quantities is rarely supported by experimental data. Moreover some of the most peculiar and potentially groundbreaking properties of active matter can only be evidenced in the presence of external force fields and are still largely unexplored.
We propose to combine frontier research tools for 3D holographic micromanipulation and 3D two-photon microfabrication to gain an unprecedented active role in probing active matter dynamics, from few bodies interactions up to collective behavior. For example, we will study bacteria interactions by grabbing, orienting and releasing individual bacteria in a sort of bacteria-bacteria scattering experiments. On the other hand optical energy landscapes, which can be structured in space and time, will allow to study collective response to the tunable and smooth fields that are particularly suited for theoretical treatment. Furthermore two-photon lithography will allow the microfabrication of arbitrarily shaped 3D structures that will be used as probes for the highly non-trivial correlations and response functions in non equilibrium active baths.
Besides providing a playground for theoretical developments in non-equilibrium physics, this project will explore novel opportunities to exploit active matter as a SMART material, capable of performing useful tasks in micro and nano engineered devices.'