Abstract
Kinetic traps are a notorious problem in equilibrium statistical mechanics, where temperature quenches ultimately fail to bring the system to low energy configurations. Using multifarious self-assembly as a model system, we introduce a mechanism to escape kinetic traps by utilizing nonreciprocal interactions between components. Introducing nonequilibrium effects offered by broken action-reaction symmetry in the system pushes the trajectory of the system out of arrested dynamics. The dynamics of the model is studied using tools from the physics of interfaces and defects. Our proposal can find applications in self-assembly, glassy systems, and systems with arrested dynamics to facilitate escape from local minima in rough energy landscapes.
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