Publications

Papers, preprints and theses, most recent first.

2026

2026
Magnetic active matter across scales
F. Guzmán-Lastra, M. Rosenberg, M. Musacchio, L. Caprini, H. Löwen
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 102073
DOI 10.1016/j.cocis.2026.102073
2026
Active embracement enables autonomous tweezing in active star polymers
M. Musacchio, D. Breoni, I. Abdoli, L. Tubiana, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
arXiv:2608.29728Preprints
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2026
Jerky motion of active granular particles
A. P. Antonov, M. Musacchio, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
arXiv:2608.24689Preprints
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2026
Active thermodynamics of inertial chiral active gases: Equation of state and edge currents
L. Caprini, M. Musacchio, U. M. B. Marconi, B. Liebchen, H. Löwen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 (29), e2532158123
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2532158123
2026
Flocking as a continuous phase transition in self-aligning active crystals
M. Musacchio, A. P. Antonov, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
The Journal of Chemical Physics 164, 194903
DOI 10.1063/5.0332477
2026
Fluidization induced by magnetic interactions in confined active matter
M. Musacchio, M. Felber, M. Paoluzzi, A. Gnoli, A. Puglisi, L. Angelani
Physical Review E 113, 055413
DOI 10.1103/hylm-ljlf
2026
Circling crystals in chiral active matter with self-alignment
M. Musacchio, A. P. Antonov, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
Soft Matter
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2026
Roboter als Modellsysteme für aktive Materie: Abkühlungsphänomene durch Haftreibung
A. P. Antonov, L. Caprini, M. Musacchio, H. Löwen
Physik in unserer Zeit
DOI 10.1002/piuz.70036

2025

2025
Self-sustained frictional cooling in active matter
A. P. Antonov, M. Musacchio, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
Nature Communications 16
DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-62626-9
2025
Self-alignment and anti-self-alignment suppress motility-induced phase separation in active systems
M. Musacchio, A. P. Antonov, H. Löwen, L. Caprini
The Journal of Chemical Physics 162, 244902
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