Robust boundary flow in chiral active fluid
arXiv:1910.14341 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.101.022603
Abstract
We perform experiments on an active chiral fluid system of self-spinning rotors in confining boundary. Along the boundary, actively rotating rotors collectively drives a unidirectional material flow. We systematically vary rotor density and boundary shape; boundary flow robustly emerges under all conditions. Flow strength initially increases then decreases with rotor density (quantified by area fraction ); peak strength appears around a density . Boundary curvature plays an important role: flow near a concave boundary is stronger than that near a flat or convex boundary in the same confinements. Our experimental results in all cases can be reproduced by a continuum theory with single free fitting parameter, which describes the frictional property of the boundary. Our results support the idea that boundary flow in active chiral fluid is topologically protected; such robust flow can be used to develop materials with novel functions.
14 pages, 5 figures
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