Preprints
Control of active field theories at minimal dissipation
A. Soriani, E. Tjhung, É. Fodor, and T. Markovich
arXiv:2504.19285
Hydrodynamics of pulsating active liquids
T. Banerjee, T. Desaleux, J. Ranft, and É. Fodor
arXiv:2407.19955
2025
Diffusive oscillators capture the pulsating states of deformable particles
A. Manacorda and É. Fodor
Phys. Rev. E 111, L053401 (2025)
Species interconversion of deformable particles yields transient phase separation
Y. Zhang, A. Manacorda, and É. Fodor
New J. Phys. 27, 043023 (2025)
Biased ensembles of pulsating active matter
W. D. Pineros and É. Fodor
Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 038301 (2025) | Editors' suggestion
2024
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of non-ideal reaction-diffusion systems: Implications for active self-organization
F. Avanzini, T. Aslyamov, É. Fodor, and M. Esposito
J. Chem. Phys. 161, 174108 (2024)
Controlling active matter: The need for thermodynamic consistency
É. Fodor
Europhys. News 55, 20 (2024)
Thermodynamically consistent flocking: From discontinuous to continuous transitions
T. Agranov, R. L. Jack, M. E. Cates, and É. Fodor
New J. Phys. 26, 063006 (2024)
Active matter under control: Insights from response theory
L. K. Davis, K. Proesmans, and É. Fodor
Phys. Rev. X 14, 011012 (2024) | Highlight Smooth control of active matter (Physics 17, 20)
2023
Pulsating active matter
Y. Zhang and É. Fodor
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 238302 (2023)
Non-ideal reaction-diffusion systems: Multiple routes to instability
T. Aslyamov, F. Avanzini, É. Fodor, and M. Esposito
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 138301 (2023)
Towards a liquid-state theory for active matter
Y. I. Li, R. Garcia-Millan, M. E. Cates, and É. Fodor
EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 142, 57004 (2023)
2022
Thermodynamic control of activity patterns in cytoskeletal networks
A. Lamtyugina, Y. Qiu, É. Fodor, A. R. Dinner, and S. Vaikuntanathan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 128002 (2022)
From predicting to learning dissipation from pair correlations of active liquids
G. Rassolov, L. Tociu, É. Fodor, and S. Vaikuntanathan
J. Chem. Phys. 157, 054901 (2022)
Mean-field theory for the structure of strongly interacting active liquids
L. Tociu, G. Rassolov, É. Fodor, and S. Vaikuntanathan
J. Chem. Phys. 157, 014902 (2022)
Power fluctuations in sheared amorphous materials: A minimal model
T. Ekeh, É. Fodor, S. M. Fielding, and M. E. Cates
Phys. Rev. E 105, L052601 (2022)
Irreversibility and biased ensembles in active matter: Insights from stochastic thermodynamics
É. Fodor, R. L. Jack, and M. E. Cates
Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys. 13, 215 (2022)
Stochastic hydrodynamics of complex fluids: Discretisation and entropy production
M. E. Cates, É. Fodor, C. Nardini, T. Markovich, and E. Tjhung
Entropy 24, 254 (2022) | Editor's choice
2021
Optimal power and efficiency of odd engines
É. Fodor and A. Souslov
Phys. Rev. E 104, L062602 (2021)
Thermodynamics of active field theories: Energetic cost of coupling to reservoirs
T. Markovich, É. Fodor, E. Tjhung, and M. E. Cates
Phys. Rev. X 11, 021057 (2021)
Active engines: Thermodynamics moves forward
É. Fodor and M. E. Cates
EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 134, 10003 (2021)
Statistical mechanics of active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particles
D. Martin, J. O'Byrne, M. E. Cates, É. Fodor, C. Nardini, J. Tailleur, and F. van Wijland
Phys. Rev. E 103, 032607 (2021)
Collective motion in large deviations of active particles
Y.-E. Keta, É. Fodor, F. van Wijland, M. E. Cates, and R. L. Jack
Phys. Rev. E 103, 022603 (2021)
2020
Time-reversal symmetry violations and entropy production in field theories of polar active matter
Ø. L. Borthne, É. Fodor, and M. E. Cates
New J. Phys. 22, 123012 (2020)
Thermodynamic cycles with active matter
T. Ekeh, M. E. Cates, and É. Fodor
Phys. Rev. E 102, 010101(R) (2020)
Dissipation controls transport and phase transitions in active fluids: Mobility, diffusion and biased ensembles
É. Fodor, T. Nemoto, and S. Vaikuntanathan
New J. Phys. 22, 013052 (2020)
2019
Autonomous engines driven by active matter: Energetics and design principles
P. Pietzonka, É. Fodor, C. Lohrmann, M. E. Cates, and U. Seifert
Phys. Rev. X 9, 041032 (2019)
How dissipation constrains fluctuations in nonequilibrium liquids: Diffusion, structure and biased interactions
L. Tociu, É. Fodor, T. Nemoto, and S. Vaikuntanathan
Phys Rev. X 9, 041026 (2019)
Driven probe under harmonic confinement in a colloidal bath
V. Démery and É. Fodor
J. Stat. Mech. 2019, 033202 (2019)
Optimizing active work: Dynamical phase transitions, collective motion and jamming
T. Nemoto, É. Fodor, M. E. Cates, R. L. Jack, and J. Tailleur
Phys. Rev. E 99, 022605 (2019)
2018
Non-Gaussian noise without memory in active matter
É. Fodor, H. Hayakawa, J. Tailleur, and F. van Wijland
Phys. Rev. E 98, 062610 (2018)
The statistical physics of active matter: From self-catalytic colloids to living cells
É. Fodor and M. Cristina Marchetti
Physica A 504, 106 (2018)
Extracting maximum power from active colloidal heat engines
D. Martin, C. Nardini, M. E. Cates, and É. Fodor
EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 121, 60005 (2018) | Editor's choice
Active mechanics reveal molecular-scale force kinetics in living oocytes
W. W. Ahmed, É. Fodor, M. Almonacid, M. Bussonnier, N. S. Gov, M.-H. Verlhac, P. Visco, F. van Wijland, and T. Betz
Biophys. J. 114, 1667 (2018)
Spatial fluctuations at vertices of epithelial layers: Quantification of regulation by Rho pathway
É. Fodor, V. Mehandia, J. Comelles, R. Thiagarajan, N. S. Gov, P. Visco, F. van Wijland, and D. Riveline
Biophys. J. 114, 939 (2018)
2017
Entropy production in field theories without time-reversal symmetry: Quantifying the non-equilibrium character of active matter
C. Nardini, É. Fodor, E. Tjhung, F. van Wijland, J. Tailleur, and M. E. Cates
Phys. Rev. X 7, 021007 (2017)
2016
Nonequilibrium dissipation in living oocytes
É. Fodor, W. W. Ahmed, M. Almonacid, M. Bussonnier, N. S. Gov, M.-H. Verlhac, T. Betz, P. Visco, and F. van Wijland
EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 116, 30008 (2016)
How far from equilibrium is active matter?
É. Fodor, C. Nardini, M. E. Cates, J. Tailleur, P. Visco, and F. van Wijland
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 038103 (2016) | Editors' suggestion | Highlight In, yet out of equilibrium (Physics 9, s76)
Active cage model of glassy dynamics
É. Fodor, H. Hayakawa, P. Visco, and F. van Wijland
Phys. Rev. E 94, 012610 (2016)
2015
Modeling the dynamics of a tracer particle in an elastic active gel
E. Ben Isaac, É. Fodor, P. Visco, F. van Wijland, and N. S. Gov
Phys. Rev. E 92, 012716 (2015)
Active cell mechanics: Measurement and theory
W. W. Ahmed, É. Fodor, and T. Betz
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Mol. Cell Res. 1853, 3083 (2015)
Activity-driven fluctuations in living cells
É. Fodor, M. Guo, N. S. Gov, P. Visco, D. A. Weitz, and F. van Wijland
EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 110, 48005 (2015) | Editor's choice | Highlight Europhysics News 46/5 (2015)
Generalized Langevin equation with hydrodynamic backflow: Equilibrium properties
É. Fodor, D. S. Grebenkov, P. Visco, and F. van Wijland
Physica A 422, 107 (2015)
2014
Energetics of active fluctuations in living cells
É. Fodor, K. Kanazawa, H. Hayakawa, P. Visco, and F. van Wijland
Phys. Rev. E 90, 042724 (2014)