Dynamics and Rheology of Glassy Active Matter

Two major outstanding questions in theoretical condensed matter physics are how to describe (a) driven or active systems far from equilibrium and (b) disordered systems characterized by a very slow relaxation (e.g. glassy dynamics). In this presentation I will attempt to provide a unified theoretical  and computational description of an active glass, a system that exists at the intersection of these two challenging domains. Examples include Epithelial tissue, the cellular cytoplasm, a dense assembly of self- propelled colloids, to name a few. I would like to discuss the dynamics and phase diagram of a canonical model of active glassy matter and show how the rheological perturbation in such a system can lead to a novel type of shear 
induced ordering. I will also provide an outlook on pertinent questions and discuss briefly about the possible future directions.