Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Condensates can accelerate reactions by concentrating reactants, yet product accumulation can eliminate this advantage. We show that product-induced suppression of condensation generates rotating, deforming, and propagating condensate domains through spontaneous symmetry breaking. Their reorganization shifts reaction sites away from accumulated products while retaining reactant enrichment, yielding rates above those of static condensates and homogeneous states. Reaction flows can thus self-organize condensates into dynamic reactors, with implications for biological and synthetic systems.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Nishide, Ryosuke, Kaneko, Kunihiko
Institution: University of Copenhagen
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Novo Nordisk
OpenAlex ID: W7212026407