Phases and correlations in active nematic granular systems.
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DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00667d
Abstract: We investigate the statistical behavior of a system comprising fore-aft symmetric rods confined between two vertically vibrating plates using numerical simulations closely resembling the experimental setup studied by V. Narayan et al., Science, 2007, 317,… read more here.
Keywords: granular systems; active nematic; phase; correlations active ... See more keywords
Tailoring interactions between active nematic defects with reinforcement learning.
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DOI: 10.1039/d5sm00063g
Abstract: Active nematics are paradigmatic active matter systems which generate micron-scale patterns and flows. Recent advances in optical control over molecular motors now allow experimenters to control the non-equilibrium activity field in space and time and,… read more here.
Keywords: nematic defects; tailoring interactions; defects reinforcement; interactions active ... See more keywords
Active sorting to boundaries in active nematic-passive isotropic fluid mixtures.
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DOI: 10.1039/d5sm00636h
Abstract: We use a two-fluid model to study a confined mixture of an active nematic fluid and a passive isotropic fluid. We find that an extensile active fluid preferentially accumulates at a boundary if the anchoring… read more here.
Keywords: isotropic fluid; passive isotropic; active nematic; fluid ... See more keywords
Defect self-propulsion in active nematic films with spatially varying activity
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221229
Abstract: We study the dynamics of topological defects in active nematic films with spatially varying activity and consider two set-ups: (i) a constant activity gradient and (ii) a sharp jump in activity. A constant gradient of… read more here.
Keywords: nematic films; films spatially; activity; self propulsion ... See more keywords
Dynamics of Acoustically Energized Active Nematic Droplets.
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DOI: 10.1103/6l21-ycdp
Abstract: In a liquid crystal, the nematic phase can coexist with the isotropic phase as a dispersion of microscopic droplets. At equilibrium, these droplets adopt a spindlelike shape, known as tactoids. We report the complex dynamic… read more here.
Keywords: acoustically energized; dynamics acoustically; energized active; nematic droplets ... See more keywords
Vector formalism for active nematic liquid crystals in two dimensions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.034701
Abstract: Specific features of two-dimensional nematodynamics give rise to shortfalls of the tensor representation of the nematic order parameter commonly used in computations, especially in theory of active matter. The alternative representation in terms of the… read more here.
Keywords: vector formalism; nematic liquid; liquid crystals; formalism active ... See more keywords
Active nematic gel with quenched disorder.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.044603
Abstract: With quenched disorder, we introduce two-dimensional active nematics suspended in an incompressible fluid. We write the coarse-grained hydrodynamic equations of motion for slow variables, viz. density, orientation, and flow fields. The quenched disorder is introduced such… read more here.
Keywords: nematic gel; quenched disorder; gel quenched; orientation ... See more keywords
Emergence of Active Nematic Behavior in Monolayers of Isotropic Cells.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.048004
Abstract: There is now growing evidence of the emergence and biological functionality of liquid crystal features, including nematic order and topological defects, in cellular tissues. However, how such features that intrinsically rely on particle elongation emerge… read more here.
Keywords: behavior monolayers; topological defects; nematic behavior; cell ... See more keywords
Darcy's Law without Friction in Active Nematic Rheology.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.187801
Abstract: We study the dynamics of a contractile active nematic fluid subjected to a Poiseuille flow. In a quasi-1D geometry, we find that the linear rheology of this material is reminiscent of Darcy's law in complex… read more here.
Keywords: active nematic; rheology; law without; darcy law ... See more keywords
Active Nematic Flows over Curved Surfaces.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.118001
Abstract: Cell monolayers are a central model system in the study of tissue biophysics. In vivo, epithelial tissues are curved on the scale of microns, and the curvature's role in the onset of spontaneous tissue flows… read more here.
Keywords: active nematic; curved surfaces; flows curved; nematic flows ... See more keywords
Data-Driven Discovery of Active Nematic Hydrodynamics.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.258001
Abstract: Active nematics can be modeled using phenomenological continuum theories that account for the dynamics of the nematic director and fluid velocity through partial differential equations (PDEs). While these models provide a statistical description of the… read more here.
Keywords: hydrodynamics; discovery active; data driven; active nematic ... See more keywords