2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Emergent Elasticity and Quasiconformal Flow in Active Solids
Nikolas H. Claussen, Fridtjof Brauns, Boris I. Shraiman
A constitutive relation between stress and strain relative to a reference state is the basic assumption of elasticity theory. However, in living matter, force generation is governe…
cond-mat.soft2024
A Mean-Field Model for Active Plastic Flow of Epithelial Tissue
Nikolas H. Claussen, Fridtjof Brauns
Animal morphogenesis often involves significant shape changes of epithelial tissue sheets. Great progress has been made in understanding the underlying cellular driving forces and…