6 papers
Curvature-guided topology and self-assembly in chiral nematics and liquid-crystal colloids
Ivan I. Smalyukh, Mykola Tasinkevych
In soft condensed matter, curvature does more than simply distort an ordered medium: it helps select defect structures, redistribute elastic stress, bias chirality, and guide self-…
A diffuse-interface theory of active nematic interfaces: transport mechanisms and modal structure
Rodrigo C. V. Coelho, Mykola Tasinkevych, Margarida M. Telo da Gama
We develop a long-wavelength theory for the linear stability of a flat interface between an active nematic and an isotropic fluid. Starting from a diffuse-interface Cahn--Hilliard-…
The 2026 Skyrmionics Roadmap
Sabri Koraltan, Claas Abert, Manfred Albrecht +64
Magnetic skyrmions and related topological spin textures have emerged as a central topic in condensed-matter physics, combining fundamental significance with potential for transfor…
Hybridization of colloidal handlebodies with singular defects and topological solitons in chiral liquid crystals
Jun-Yong Lee, Asha Kumari, Ye Yuan +2
Topology can manifest itself in colloids when quantified by invariants like Euler characteristics of nonzero-genus colloidal surfaces, albeit spherical colloidal particles are most…
Convolutional Neural Network analysis of optical texture patterns in liquid-crystal skyrmions
J. Terroa, M. Tasinkevych, C. S. Dias
Liquid crystals are known for their optical birefringence, a property that gives rise to intricate patterns and colors when viewed in a microscope between crossed polarisers. Resul…
Liquid crystal skyrmions as elastic multipoles
Allison W. Teixeira, Cristóvão S. Dias, Mykola Tasinkevych
Solitons in liquid crystals are spatially localised stable configuration of the liquid crystal orientational order parameter that exhibit emergent particle-like properties such as…