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We derive and numerically solve a surface active nematodynamics model. We validate the numerical approach on a sphere and analyse the influence of hydrodynamics on the oscillatory motion of topological… Click to show full abstract
We derive and numerically solve a surface active nematodynamics model. We validate the numerical approach on a sphere and analyse the influence of hydrodynamics on the oscillatory motion of topological defects. For ellipsoidal surfaces the influence of geometric forces on these motion patterns is addressed by taking into account the effects of intrinsic as well as extrinsic curvature contributions. The numerical experiments demonstrate the stronger coupling with geometric properties if extrinsic curvature contributions are present and provide a possibility to tune flow and defect motion by surface properties.
Journal Title: Communications in Computational Physics
Year Published: 2022
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