The role of fluid flow in the dynamics of active nematic defects
We adapt the Halperin–Mazenko formalism to analyze two-dimensional active nematics coupled to a generic fluid flow. The governing hydrodynamic equations lead to evolution laws for nematic topological defects and their corresponding density fields. We find that ±1/2 defects are propelled by the local...
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2021-01-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | New Journal of Physics |
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| Online Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abe8a8 |