Self-organization under Nonequilibrium and Open Systems

Abstract

Self-organization under nonequilibrium and open systems was reviewed using self-propelled motors of which driving force is the difference in the surface tension. If nonlinearity is introduced into the self-propelled systems, autonomy of self-propelled objects is enhanced, and characteristic features of self-organization such as pattern formation, oscillation, synchronization, and bifurcation are produced. In this review, I would like to explain the mechanism of self-organized motion in various self-propelled systems.