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Publication list (arxiv)

    Preprints

  1. Q. Manh Nguyen, A. Dinelli, G. Spera, J. Tailleur, "Contact Forces in Motility-Regulated Active Matter ", Preprint
  2. A. Dinelli, A. Altieri, J. Tailleur, "Random motility regulation drives the fragmentation of microbial ecosystems", Preprint
  3. A. Al-Hiyasat, S. Ro, J. Tailleur, "Statistical mechanics of a cold tracer in a hot bath", Preprint
  4. A. Al-Hiyasat, S. Ro, J. Tailleur, "A Cold Tracer in a Hot Bath: In and Out of Equilibrium", Preprint
  5. J. Metzger, S. Ro, J. Tailleur, "Exceptions to the Ratchet Principle in active and passive stochastic dynamics", Preprint
  6. J. Metzger, S. Ro, J. Tailleur, "Revisiting the Ratchet Principle: When Hidden Symmetries Prevent Steady Currents", Preprint
  7. Y. Zhao, R. Zakine, A. Daerr, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Active Young-Dupré Equation: How Self-organized Currents Stabilize Partial Wetting", Preprint

    8. 2025

  8. C. Hargus, F. Ghimenti, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Passive objects in a chiral active bath: from micro to macro", Preprint
  9. C. Hargus, F. Ghimenti, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Odd dynamics of passive objects in a chiral active bath", Preprint
  10. T. Lefranc, A. Dinelli, C. Fernández-Rico, R. P. A. Dullens, J. Tailleur, D. Bartolo, "Quorum sensing and absorbing phase transitions in colloidal active matter", Physical Review X 15, 031050 (2025), Preprint

    11. 2024

  11. O. Granek, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, S. Ro, A. Solon, J. Tailleur, "Inclusions, Boundaries and Disorder in Scalar Active Matter", Rev. Mod. Phys. 96, 031003 (2024), Preprint
  12. A. Dinelli, J. O'Byrne, J. Tailleur, "Fluctuating hydrodynamics of active particles interacting via chemotaxis and quorum sensing: static and dynamics", Journal of Physics A 57, 395002 (2024), Preprint
  13. D. Martin, G. Spera, H. Chaté, C. Duclut, C. Nardini, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Fluctuation-Induced First Order Transition to Collective Motion", J. Stat. Mech. 084003 (2024) , Preprint
  14. G. Spera, C. Duclut, M. Durand, J. Tailleur, "Nematic Torques in Scalar Active Matter: when Fluctuations Favor Polar Order and Persistence", Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 078301 (2024), Preprint
  15. Y. Zhao, C. Kurzthaler, N. Zhou, J. Schwarz-Linek, C. Devailly, J. Arlt, J. Huang, W. C. K. Poon, T. Franosch, V. A. Martinez, J. Tailleur, "Quantitative characterization of run-and-tumble statistics in bulk bacterial suspensions", Phys. Rev. E 109, 014612 (2024), Preprint
  16. C. Kurzthaler, Y. Zhao, N. Zhou, J. Schwarz-Linek, C. Devailly, J. Arlt, J. Huang, W. C. K. Poon, T. Franosch, J. Tailleur, V. A. Martinez, "Characterization and Control of the Run-and-Tumble Dynamics of Escherichia Coli", Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 038302 (2024), Preprint

    17. 2023

  17. A. Dinelli, J. O'Byrne, A. Curatolo, Y. Zhao, P. Sollich, J. Tailleur, "Non-reciprocity across scales in active mixtures", Nature Communications 14, 7035 (2023), Preprint
  18. B. Benvegnen, O. Granek, S. Ro, R. Yaacoby, H. Chaté, Y. Kafri, D. Mukamel, A. Solon, J. Tailleur, "Metastability of Discrete-Symmetry Flocks", Physical Review Letters 131, 218301 (2023), Preprint
  19. J. O'Byrne, A. Solon, J. Tailleur, Y. Zhao, "An Introduction to Motility-Induced Phase Separation", Chapter in the book "Out-of-Equilibrium Soft Matter: Active Fluids". Editors: C. Kurzthaler, L. Gentile, H. A. Stone. Royal Society of Chemistry (2023), Preprint

    20. 2022

  20. Y. Ben Dor, J. Tailleur, Y. Kafri, "Forces in dry active matter", in Lecture notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 112, "Active Matter and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics", Oxford University Press, Preprint
  21. B. Benvegnen, H. Chaté, P. Krapivsky, J. Tailleur, A. Solon, "Flocking in One Dimension: Asters and Reversals", Phys. Rev. E 106, 054608 (2022), Preprint
  22. Y. Ben Dor, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, J. Tailleur, "Passive objects in confined active fluids: a localization transition", Phys. Rev. E 106, 044604 (2022), Preprint
  23. O. Granek, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, "The Anomalous Transport of Tracers in Active Baths", Physical Review Letters 129, 038001 (2022), Preprint
  24. A. Solon, H. Chaté, J. Toner, J. Tailleur, "Susceptibility of Polar Flocks to Spatial Anisotropy", Physical Review Letters 128, 208004 (2022), Preprint
  25. Y. Ben Dor, S. Ro, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, J. Tailleur, "Disordered boundaries destroy bulk phase separation in scalar active matter", Physical Review E 105, 044603 (2022), Preprint
  26. J. O'Byrne, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Time-irreversibility in active matter, from micro to macro", Nature Review Physics 4, 167-183 (2022), Preprint, PDF

    27. 2021

  27. J. U. Klamser, O. Dauchot, J. Tailleur, "Kinetic Monte-Carlo Algorithms for Active-Matter systems", Physical Review Letters 127, 150602 (2021), Preprint
  28. D. Martin, H. Chaté, C. Nardini, A. Solon, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Fluctuation-induced phase separation in metric and topological models of collective motion", Physical Review Letters 126, 148001 (2021) Preprint
  29. D. Martin, J. O'Byrne, M. E. Cates, E. Fodor, C. Nardini, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Statistical Mechanics of Active Ornstein Uhlenbeck Particles", Physical Review E, 103, 032607 (2021), Preprint
  30. S. Ro, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, J. Tailleur, "Disorder-Induced Long-Ranged Correlations in Scalar Active Matter", Physical Review Letters 126, 048003 (2021), Preprint

    31. 2020

  31. T. Speck, J. Tailleur, J. Palacci, "Focus on Active Colloids and Nanoparticles", New Journal of Physics 22, 060201 (2020)
  32. J. O'Byrne, J. Tailleur, "Lamellar to micellar phases and beyond: when tactic active systems admit free-energy functionals", Physical Review Letters 125, 208003 (2020) , Preprint. Coverage: Physics
  33. A. I. Curatolo, N. Zhou, Y. Zhao, C. Liu, A. Daerr, J. Tailleur, J.-D. Huang, "Cooperative pattern formation in multi-component bacterial systems through reciprocal motility regulation", Nature Physics 16, 1152-1157 (2020), Preprint. Coverage: CNRS
  34. R. Zakine, Y. Zhao, M. Knezevic, A. Daerr, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Surface Tensions between Active Fluids and Solid Interfaces: Bare vs Dressed", Physical Review Letters 124, 248003 (2020), Preprint
  35. M. Thetiot, S. A. Freeman, T. Roux, A.-L. Dubessy, M.-S. Aigrot, Q. Rappeneau, F.-X. Lejeune, J. Tailleur, N. Sol-Foulon, C. Lubetzki, A. Desmazieres, "An alternative mechanism of early nodal clustering and myelination onset in GABAergic neurons of the central nervous system", Glia 68, 1891-1909 (2020), Preprint

    36. 2019

  36. P. Bohec, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, A. Richert, F. Gallet, "Distribution of active forces in the cell cortex", Soft Matter 15, 6952-6966 (2019). Preprint
  37. G. Delphine, D. Martin, J. Tailleur, D. Bartolo, "Freezing a Flock: Motility-Induced Phase Separation in Polar Active Liquids", Physical Review X 9, 031043 (2019) Preprint
    38. Coverage: PhysicsWorld, Physics
  38. E. Woillez, Y. Zhao, Y. Kafri, V. Lecomte, J. Tailleur, "Activated escape of a self-propelled particle from a metastable state", Physical Review Letters 122, 258001 (2019), Preprint
  39. T. Nemoto, E. Fodor, M. E. Cates, R. L. Jack, J. Tailleur, "Optimizing active work: dynamical phase transitions, collective motion and jamming", Physical Review E 99, 022605 (2019), Preprint

    40. 2018

  40. E. Fodor, H. Hayakawa, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Non-Gaussian noise without memory in active matter", Physical Review E 98, 062610 (2018). Preprint
  41. F. Ginot, A. Solon, Y. Kafri, C. Ybert, J. Tailleur, C. Cottin-Bizonne, "Sedimentation of self-propelled Janus colloids: polarization and pressure", New Journal of Physics 20, 115001 (2018) Preprint
  42. A. P. Solon, J. Stenhammar, M. E. Cates, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, "Generalized thermodynamics of Motility-Induced Phase Separation: Phase equilibria, Laplace pressure, and change of ensembles", New Journal of Physics 20, 075001 (2018) Preprint
  43. M. Kourbane-Houssene, C. Érignoux, T. Bodineau, J. Tailleur, "Exact Hydrodynamic Description of Active Lattice Gases", Physical Review Letters 120, 268003 (2018), Preprint
  44. T. Bertrand, Y. Zhao, O. Bénichou, J. Tailleur, R. Voituriez, "Optimized Diffusion of Run-and-Tumble Particles in Crowded Environments", Physical Review Letters 120, 198103 (2018), Preprint
  45. A. P. Solon, J. Stenhammar, M. E. Cates, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, "Generalized Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria in Scalar Active Matter", Physical Review E 97, 020602(R) (2018), Preprint
  46. Y. Fily, Y. Kafri, A. Solon, J. Tailleur, A. Turner, "Mechanical pressure and momentum conservation in dry active matter", Journal of Physics A 51, 044003 (2018), Preprint
  47. M. Hennes, J. Tailleur, G. Charron, A. Daerr, "Extraction du solvant d un hydrogel par des gouttes de bacteries B. subtilis", Comptes-rendus de la 20e Rencontre du Non-Linéaire, sous presse. Preprint.

    48. 2017

  48. K. Aubertin, J. Tailleur, C. Wilhelm, F. Gallet, "Impact of a mechanical shear stress on intracellular trafficking", Soft Matter 13, 5298-5306 (2017).
  49. M. Hennes, J. Tailleur, G. Charron, A. Daerr, "Surfactant-induced colony surfing of Bacillus Subtilis in humid environment", PNAS 114, 5958 (2017), Preprint
  50. C. Nardini, E. Fodor, E. Tjhung, F. van Wijland, J. Tailleur, M. E. Cates, "Entropy production in field theories without time reversal symmetry: Quantifying the non-equilibrium character of active matter", Physical Review X 7, 021007 (2017), Preprint

    51. 2016

  51. E. Fodor, C. Nardini, M. E. Cates, J. Tailleur, P. Visco, F. van Wijland, "How far from equilibrium is active matter?", Physical Review Letters 117, 038103 (2016), Preprint. Synopsis in Physics.
  52. N. Nikola, A. P. Solon, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, J. Tailleur, R. Voituriez , "Active particles on curved surfaces: Equation of state, ratchets, and instabilities", Physical Review Letters 117, 098001 (2016), Preprint.
  53. A. I. Curatolo, M. R. Evans, Y. Kafri, J. Tailleur, "Multilane driven diffusive systems", Journal of Physics A 49, 095601 (2016), Preprint.
  54. T. Laffargue, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Lyapunov exponents of stochastic systems-from micro to macro", Journal of Statistical Mechanics 034001 (2016), Preprint.

    55. 2015

  55. A. P. Solon, J.-B. Caussin, D. Bartolo, H. Chaté, J. Tailleur, "Pattern formation in flocking models: A hydrodynamic description", Physical Review E 92, 062111 (2015), Preprint.
  56. A. P. Solon, J. Tailleur, "Flocking with discrete symmetry: the 2d Active Ising Model", Physical Review E 92, 042119 (2015), Preprint.
  57. A. P. Solon, M. E. Cates, J. Tailleur, "Active Brownian Particles and Run-and-Tumble Particles: a Comparative Study", European Physics Journal Special Topics 224, 1231-1262 (2015), Preprint.
  58. A. P. Solon, J. Stenhammar, R. Wittkowski, M. Kardar, Y. Kafri, M. E. Cates, J. Tailleur, "Pressure and Phase Equilibria in Interacting Active Brownian Spheres", Physical Review Letters 114, 198301 (2015), Preprint. Viewpoint in Physics by E. Bertin.
  59. A. P. Solon, Y. Fily, A. Baskaran, M. E. Cates, Y. Kafri, M. Kardar, J. Tailleur, "Pressure is not a state function for generic active fluids", Nature Physics 11, 673-678 (2015), Preprint, Shareable link.
  60. T. Laffargue, P. Sollich, J. Tailleur, F. van Wijland, "Large-scale Fluctuations of Lyapunov Exponents in Diffusive Systems", Europhysics Letters 110, 10006 (2015), Preprint.
  61. A. Solon, H. Chaté, J. Tailleur, "From Phase to Micro-Phase Separation in Flocking Models: The Essential Role of Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations", Physical Review Letters 114, 068101 (2015), Preprint.
  62. M.E. Cates, J. Tailleur, "Motility-Induced Phase Separation", Ann. Review Cond. Matt. Phys. 6, 219-244 (2015), Preprint.

    63. 2014

  63. J.-B. Caussin, A. Solon, A. Peshkov, H. Chaté, T. Dauxois, J. Tailleur, V. Vitelli, D. Bartolo, "Emergent spatial structures in flocking models: a dynamical system insight", Physical Review Letters 112, 148102 (2014), Preprint.
  64. T. Laffargue, J. Tailleur, " Locating a regular needle in a chaotic haystack, and conversely, using Lyapunov Weighted Dynamics", Comptes-rendus de la 17eme Rencontre du Non-Lineaire, pp. 75-80 (Non-Lineaire Publications, Saint-Etienne du Rouvray, 2014) Preprint.

    65. 2013

  65. A. Solon, J. Tailleur, "Revisiting the flocking transition using active spins", Physical Review Letters 111, 078101 (2013), Preprint.
  66. T. Laffargue, K. D. Nguyen Thu Lam, J. Kurchan, J. Tailleur, "Large deviations of Lyapunov exponents", Journal of Physics A 46, 254002 (2013), Preprint.
  67. M. E. Cates, J. Tailleur, "When are active Brownian particles and run-and-tumble particles equivalent? Consequences for motility-induced phase separation", EPL 101, 20010 (2013), Preprint.

    68. 2012

  68. V. A. Martinez, R. Besseling, O. A. Croze, J. Tailleur, M. Reufer, J. Schwarz-Linek, L. G. Wilson, M. A. Bees, W. C. K. Poon, "Differential Dynamic Microscopy: a High-Throughput Method for Characterizing the Motility of Microorganism", Biophysical Journal 103, 1637 (2012), Preprint.
  69. F. D. C. Farrell, J. Tailleur, D. Marenduzzo, M. C. Marchetti, "Pattern formation in self-propelled particles with density-dependent motility", Physical Review Letters 108, 248101 (2012), Preprint.

    70. 2011

  70. C. Giardina, J. Kurchan, V. Lecomte, J. Tailleur, "Simulating rare events in dynamical processes", Journal of Statistical Physics 145, 787 (2011), Preprint.
  71. M. R. Evans, Y. Kafri, K. E. P. Sugden, J. Tailleur, "Phase diagram of two-lane driven diffusive systems", Journal of Statistical Mechanics P06009 (2011), Preprint.
  72. M. Picciani, M. Athenes, J. Kurchan, J. Tailleur, "Simulating structural transitions by direct transition current sampling: the example of LJ38", Journal of Chemical Physics 135, 034108 (2011), Preprint.
  73. A. G. Thompson, J. Tailleur, M. E. Cates, R. A. Blythe, "Lattice Models of Nonequilibrium Bacterial Dynamics", Journal of Statistical Mechanics P02029 (2011), Preprint.
  74. L. G. Wilson, V. A. Martinez, J. Schwarz-Linek, J. Tailleur, P. N. Pusey, G. Bryant, W. C. K. Poon, "Differential Dynamic Microscopy of Bacterial Motility", Physical Review Letters 106, 018101 (2011), Preprint.

    75. 2010

  75. M. E. Cates, D. Marenduzzo, I. Pagonabarraga, J. Tailleur, "Arrested phase separation in reproducing bacteria: a generic route to pattern formation?", PNAS 107, 11715-11720 (2010), Preprint . Viewpoint in PNAS by M. Brenner.
  76. H. T. Touchette, R. J. Harris and J. Tailleur, "First-order phase transitions from poles in asymptotic representations of partition functions ", Physical Review E 81, 030101 (2010), Preprint .
  77. A. G. Thompson, J. Tailleur, M. E. Cates, R. A. Blythe, "Zero-Range Process with Saturated Condensation: Steady State and Dynamics", Journal of Statistical Mechanics P02013 (2010), Preprint .
  78. C. Barrett-Freeman, M. R. Evans, D. Marenduzzo, J. Tailleur, "The role of noise and advection in absorbing state phase transitions", EPL 90, 16003 (2010), Preprint .
  79. R. W. Nash, R. Adhikari, J. Tailleur, M. E. Cates, "Run-and-tumble particles with hydrodynamics: sedimentation, trapping and upstream swimming", Physical Review Letters 104, 258101 (2010), Preprint .

    80. 2009

  80. J. Tailleur, M.E. Cates, "Sedimentation, trapping, and rectification of dilute bacteria ", EPL 86, 60002 (2009), Preprint .
  81. J. Tailleur, M.R. Evans, Y. Kafri, "Non-equilibrium phase transitions in tubulation by molecular motors", Physical Review Letters 102, 118109 (2009),Preprint.
  82. J. Tailleur, V. Lecomte, "Simulation of large deviation functions using population dynamics", AIP Conf. Proc, Vol 1091, pp. 212 (2009), MODELING AND SIMULATION OF NEW MATERIALS: Proceedings of Modeling and Simulation of New Materials: Tenth Granada Lectures, Preprint.

    83. 2008

  83. J. Tailleur, J. Kurchan, V. Lecomte, "Mapping out of equilibrium into equilibrium in one-dimensional transport models", Journal of Physics A 41, 50500 (2008), Preprint.
  84. J. Tailleur, M.E. Cates, " Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Run-and-Tumble Bacteria", Physical Review Letters 100, 218103 (2008) , Preprint .

    85. 2007

  85. J. Tailleur, J. Kurchan, V. Lecomte, "Mapping out of equilibrium into equilibrium: the macroscopic fluctuations of simple transport models", Physical Review Letters 99, 150602 (2007), Preprint .
  86. V. Lecomte, J. Tailleur, "A numerical approach to large deviations in continuous time", Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, P03004, (2007), Preprint.
  87. J. Tailleur, J. Kurchan, "Probing rare physical trajectories with Lyapunov-Weighted Dynamics", Nature Physics, 3, p. 203-207, (2007) Preprint
  88. J. Tailleur, J. Kurchan, "Grandes déviations et chaoticité : étude à l'aide d'une dynamique biaisée", Comptes-rendus de la 10e Rencontre du Non-linéaire, Paris (mars 2007), pp. 173-178 (Non-linéaire Publications, Orsay, 2007).

    89. 2006

  89. J. Tailleur, S. Tanase-Nicola, J. Kurchan, "Kramers equation and supersymmetry", Journal of Statistical Physics, 122, p. 557-595, (2006), Preprint
  90. J. Tailleur, S. Tanase-Nicola, J. Kurchan, "Mapping reaction paths in phase-space", International Journal of Modern Physics B, 20, 5254 (2006)

    91. 2004

  91. P. L. Krapivsky, S. Redner, J. Tailleur, "Dynamics of an unbounded interface between ordered phases", Physical Review E, 69, 026125 (2004), Preprint
  92. P. Hyafil, J. Mozley, A. Perrin, J. Tailleur, G. nogues, M. Brune, J.M. Raimond, S. Haroche, "Coherence preserving trap architecture for long-term control of giant Rydberg atoms", Physical Review Letters, 93, 103001 (2004), Preprint

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