Dynamical Sub-classes of Dry Active Nematics
arXiv:1807.05725 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.99.010601
Abstract
We show that the dominant mode of alignment plays an important role in dry active nematics,leading to two dynamical sub-classes defined by the nature of the instability of the nematic bands that characterize, in these systems, the coexistence phase separating the isotropic and fluctuating nematic states. In addition to the well-known instability inducing long undulations along the band, another stronger instability leading to the break-up of the band in many transversal segments may arise. We elucidate the origin of this strong instability for a realistic model of self-propelled rods and determine the high-order nonlinear terms responsible for it at the hydrodynamic level.
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