@incollection{ISI:000281964000015,
 abstract = {Active particles contain internal degrees of freedom with the ability to
take in and dissipate energy and, in the process, execute systematic
movement. Examples include all living organisms and their motile
constituents such as molecular motors. This article reviews recent
progress in applying the principles of nonequilibrium statistical
mechanics and hydrodynamics to form a systematic theory of the behavior
of collections of active particles-active matter-with only minimal
regard to microscopic details. A unified view of the many kinds of
active matter is presented, encompassing not only living systems but
inanimate analogs. Theory and experiment are discussed side by side.},
 author = {Ramaswamy, Sriram},
 booktitle = {ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, VOL 1},
 doi = {10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-070909-104101},
 editor = {Langer, JS},
 eissn = {1947-5462},
 isbn = {978-0-8243-5001-7},
 issn = {1947-5454},
 pages = {323-345},
 series = {Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics},
 times-cited = {763},
 title = {The Mechanics and Statistics of Active Matter},
 unique-id = {ISI:000281964000015},
 volume = {1},
 year = {2010}
}