Run-and-tumble particles with preferred reorientation

arXiv:2608.23519 2026 Dynamics 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Sep 1, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper provides a constructive reduction of arbitrary non-uniform reorientation dynamics to an effective persistence-and-chirality process controlled by the first Fourier coefficient of the tumble distribution. Its transferable asset is a principled way to parameterize recurrent state transitions as damped rotations, rather than learning unconstrained recurrent dynamics. This suggests a stable oscillatory RNN or state-space layer with interpretable, learnable memory and an explicit spectral stability condition.

Ideas from this paper

Unverified 2026

Fourier-Tumble Oscillatory Memory

Replace an unconstrained recurrent transition with a two-dimensional damped rotation whose parameters are induced by a learnable circular reorientation distribution. The first Fourier mode controls both memory persistence and phase rotation, giving the network an interpretable oscillatory memory while guaranteeing contraction when the effective decay rate is positive.

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Paper: Run-and-tumble particles with preferred reorientation arXiv:2608.23519