https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/s10189-024-00466-z
Topical Review - Flowing Matter
Metareview: a survey of active matter reviews
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DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, CB3 0WA, Cambridge, UK
2
Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
3
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Center for Soft Nanoscience, Universität Münster, 48149, Münster, Germany
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raphael.wittkowski@uni-muenster.de
Received:
30
June
2024
Accepted:
4
December
2024
Published online:
4
March
2025
In the past years, the amount of research on active matter has grown extremely rapidly, a fact that is reflected in particular by the existence of more than 1000 reviews on this topic. Moreover, the field has become very diverse, ranging from theoretical studies of the statistical mechanics of active particles to applied work on medical applications of microrobots and from biological systems to artificial swimmers. This makes it very difficult to get an overview over the field as a whole. Here, we provide such an overview in the form of a metareview article that surveys the existing review articles and books on active matter. Thereby, this article provides a useful starting point for finding literature about a specific topic.
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