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Generation and propagation of solitary waves in nematic liquid crystals
Xingzhou Tang, Ali Mozaffari, Noe Atzin +3
Solitons in nematic liquid crystals offer intriguing opportunities for transport and sensing in microfluidic systems. Little is known about the elementary conditions that are neede…
A minimal model of solitons in nematic liquid crystals
Noe Atzin, Ali Mozaffari, Xingzhou Tang +3
Solitons in liquid crystals have generated considerable interest. Several hypotheses of varying complexity have been advanced to explain how they emerge, and a consensus has not em…
Geometry and mechanics of disclination lines in 3D nematic liquid crystals
Cheng Long, Xingzhou Tang, Robin L. B. Selinger +1
In 3D nematic liquid crystals, disclination lines have a range of geometric structures. Locally, they may resemble or defects in 2D nematic phases, or they may have 3…
Alignment of a topological defect by an activity gradient
Xingzhou Tang, Jonathan V. Selinger
As a method for controlling active materials, researchers have suggested designing patterns of activity on a substrate, which should guide the motion of topological defects. To inv…
Annihilation trajectory of defects in smectic-C films
Xingzhou Tang, Jonathan V. Selinger
In a 2D liquid crystal, each topological defect has a topological charge and a characteristic orientation, and hence can be regarded as an oriented particle. Theories predict that…
Minimization principle for shear alignment of liquid crystals
Xingzhou Tang, Jonathan V. Selinger
If a static perturbation is applied to a liquid crystal, the director configuration changes to minimize the free energy. If a shear flow is applied to a liquid crystal, one might a…
Theory of defect motion in 2D passive and active nematic liquid crystals
Xingzhou Tang, Jonathan V. Selinger
The motion of topological defects is an important feature of the dynamics of all liquid crystals, and is especially conspicuous in active liquid crystals. Understanding defect moti…
Orientation of topological defects in 2D nematic liquid crystals
Xingzhou Tang, Jonathan V. Selinger
Topological defects are an essential part of the structure and dynamics of all liquid crystals, and they are particularly important in experiments and simulations on active liquid…