Memory effects, arches and polar defect ordering at the cross-over from wet to dry active nematics
We use analytic arguments and numerical solutions of the continuum, active nematohydrodynamic equations to study how friction alters the behaviour of active nematics. Concentrating on the case where there is nematic ordering in the passive limit, we show that, as the friction is increased, memory ef...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Royal Society of Chemistry
2021
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