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cond-mat.soft2017★ 43 cited
The low noise phase of a 2d active nematic
Suraj Shankar, Sriram Ramaswamy, M. Cristina Marchetti
We consider a collection of self-driven apolar particles on a substrate that organize into an active nematic phase at sufficiently high density or low noise. Using the dynamical re…
cond-mat.soft2017★ 114 cited
Topological Sound and Flocking on Curved Surfaces
Suraj Shankar, Mark J. Bowick, M. Cristina Marchetti
Active systems on curved geometries are ubiquitous in the living world. In the presence of curvature orientationally ordered polar flocks are forced to be inhomogeneous, often requ…