3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Chiral Analogues of Knit Stitches Designed Using Chiral Topology
Shunsuke Takano, Yusuke Kochi, Ken'ichi Yoshida +4
Fabrics are flexible thin structures made of entangled yarn or fibers, yet the topological bases of their mechanics remain poorly understood. For weft knitted fabrics, we describe…
cond-mat.soft2025
Symmetry and Thermodynamic Bounds on Cross-Coupling Transport in Chiral Liquid Crystals
Shunsuke Takano, Takuya Nakanishi, Kenta Nakagawa +1
We reformulate the Leslie effects that describe the dynamic cross-couplings in chiral liquid crystals driven by the transport of heat, electric charge, and mass. The Ericksen--Lesl…
cond-mat.soft2024
Reversal in Thermally Driven Rotation of Chiral Liquid Crystal Droplets
Shunsuke Takano, Takuya Nakanishi, Kenta Nakagawa +1
Thermomechanical coupling in chiral liquid crystals enables the direct conversion of heat current into mechanical rotation, providing a promising mechanism for the utilisation of l…