Dimension-dependent continuum limits in tissue mechanics
arXiv:2607.07000
Abstract
Continuum descriptions of epithelial tissue mechanics can replace expensive individual-based simulations with tractable macroscopic models, yet the link between cell-scale forces and tissue-scale transport remains poorly understood. We show that dimensionality controls this link: long-time mechanical relaxation rates reveal generalized porous-media-type nonlinear transport phenomena, . Exponents in nonlinear diffusivities are fixed by microscopic mechanics and dimensionality, providing a novel physical mechanism for emergent macroscopic transport phenomena.
3 Figures, 16 Pages