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Optimal transport and control of active drops
Suraj Shankar, Vidya Raju, L. Mahadevan
Understanding the complex patterns in space-time exhibited by active systems has been the subject of much interest in recent times. Complementing this forward problem is the invers…
Spatial population genetics with fluid flow
Roberto Benzi, David R. Nelson, Suraj Shankar +2
The growth and evolution of microbial populations is often subjected to advection by fluid flows in spatially extended environments, with immediate consequences for questions of sp…
Geometric control of topological dynamics in a singing saw
Suraj Shankar, Petur Bryde, L. Mahadevan
The common handsaw can be converted into a bowed musical instrument capable of producing exquisitely sustained notes when its blade is appropriately bent. Acoustic modes localized…
Thermalized buckling of isotropically compressed thin sheets
Suraj Shankar, David R. Nelson
The buckling of thin elastic sheets is a classic mechanical instability that occurs over a wide range of scales. In the extreme limit of atomically thin membranes like graphene, th…