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cond-mat.soft2021★ 2 cited
Twisted loxodromes in spindle-shaped polymer nematics
Helen S. Ansell, Randall D. Kamien
We develop an energetic model that captures the twisting behavior of spindle-shaped polymer microparticles with nematic ordering, which display remarkably different twisting behavi…
cond-mat.soft2021★ 9 cited
The Topological Origin of the Peierls-Nabarro Barrier
Brook J. Hocking, Helen S. Ansell, Randall D. Kamien +1
Crystals and other condensed matter systems described by density waves often exhibit dislocations. Here we show, by considering the topology of the ground state manifolds (GSMs) of…