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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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Luiza Angheluta, Zhitao Chen, M Cristina Marchetti, Mark J Bowick
Формат: Өгүүллэг
Хэл сонгох:English
Хэвлэсэн: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Цуврал:New Journal of Physics
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Онлайн хандалт:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abe8a8