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cond-mat.soft2020
Geometry of Bend: Singular Lines and Defects in Twist-Bend Nematics
Jack Binysh, Joseph Pollard, Gareth P. Alexander
We describe the geometry of bend distortions in twist-bend nematic liquid crystals in terms of their fundamental degeneracies, which we call lines. These represent a new class…
cond-mat.soft2019
Three-Dimensional Active Defect Loops
Jack Binysh, Žiga Kos, Simon Čopar +2
We describe the flows and morphological dynamics of topological defect lines and loops in three-dimensional active nematics and show, using theory and numerical modelling, that the…