Sharing some new work on the “Optimal multi-parameter control of trapped active matter”: arxiv.org/abs/2603.16778 We go beyond the typical considerations (single parameter) and restrictions (slow/fast driving) to reveal new and profound insights into the multi-parameter control of active particles.
Giving an invited talk in a very interesting session on ‘Control Strategies in Soft Matter and Biological Systems’: summit.aps.org/events/MAR-L69. This area is rapidly growing and very exciting!
Landed in Denver! I’m very happy to be part of the "Control Strategies in Soft Matter and Biological Systems" session as an invited speaker (MAR-L69). I’ll also be presenting in Active Matter II (MAR-G63). Thanks to José Alvarado for the invitation!
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New preprint! :) : "Insertion space of repulsive active matter". We show that the presence of activity, weak or strong, increases the total insertion volume and its connectedness. Our work extends equilibrium concepts of stochastic geometry to active systems. arxiv.org/pdf/2509.081...
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This was a great collaboration with the experimental group of Cacey Stevens Bester!
New Preprint Alert! 🌟
Discover our latest research on "Force and geometric signatures of the creep-to-failure transition in a granular pile" on arXiv. Dive into the dynamic interplay of forces and geometry in granular systems.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01391
Very happy to see this out as a preprint! 🥳 Glad to have been able to contribute to this nice story, where biophysics is the main protagonist!
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (1st August, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @luke-mathphys.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk
Latest portrait is of the late Freeman Dyson.
At the very pretty IHES, in Bures sur-yvette, for the school on Nonlinear and statistical physics.
Chalk portrait of Felix Klein 1849-1925. Mathematician who was based in Goettingen. I also drew this portrait at the Max Planck institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization.
Max Planck*
My chalk portrait of Emmy Noether 1882-1935. This portrait was drawn in the library of the Living Matter Physics (Golestanian) group at the Mac Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organisation.
My latest chalk portrait of a scientist: Peter Higgs 1929-2024. This one is at the Higgs Center for Theoretical Physics, where I have an affiliation.
📣 We are doing it again! #INTERPHACE2027
After a very successful first edition, we are excited to announce that we are planning to organise INTERPHACE bi-annually! 💥
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New preprint! “Mesoscopic heterogeneity of biomolecular condensates from sequence patterning.” We explore how the distribution and preferential crowding of cohesive and spacer polymer blocks dictate the rich organization we see in assemblies of proteins. arxiv.org/abs/2502.14587
thank you for a beautiful panel discussion at #INTERPHACE2025 Benny Chain @bennychains.bsky.social Jo Redmond, Cristina Lo Celso and Jean-Baptiste Cazier 🔥 - I cannot think of a better way to round up the day
I hope you enjoyed today as much as we did! Here's to many future editions of #INTERPHACE2025 💥
Higgs Boson Ale: may give you *more* mass.
I am advertising x2 (4-year) PhD projects on the statistical physics and mathematics of active matter at
@EdinUniMaths
. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke".
Please share! 😄
Lovely view of Arthur’s seat from my new office at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.
Scientific problems have but a few viewpoints where the entire solution reveals itself and shines bright, also uncovering seemingly unrelated truths. These good viewpoints are equivalent to perceptive questions, and asking these Qs should be the major preoccupation of scientists.
🎉 Grant news! 🎉 I have won a Wellcome Accelerator Award! This will accelerate my research and career at UoE (Edinburgh). Grateful to Wellcome and for all the support I have received from UoE, mentors, collaborators, friends, and family.
I will be hiring a 2-year Postdoc! Stay tuned for more info.
Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳
📢 Only few more days left to submit an abstract for #INTERPHACE2025 at @thecrick.bsky.social or get an early-bird ticket! - deadline 13th Dec!
Don't miss out on presenting your work in an interdisciplinary environment, network, or maybe even find new collaborators?
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Some time away from
physics to indulge in some kultur at the Alte Nationalgalerie.
This week I am working at and visiting TU Berlin! Will give an informal seminar on Wednesday.
This photo is in front of the elevators on the seventh floor…
Tel me you are in Germany without telling me that you are Germany.
I apparently missed the memo that all the Lukes are taking over darts.