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Modeling active nematics via the nematic locking principle
Kevin A. Mitchell, Md Mainul Hasan Sabbir, Sean Ricarte +2
Active nematic systems consist of rod-like internally driven subunits that interact with one another to form large-scale coherent flows. They are important examples of far-from-equ…
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Chaos-generating periodic orbits of topological defects in confined active nematics
Brandon Klein, Alejandro J. Soto Franco, Md Mainul Hasan Sabbir +5
Active nematics in two dimensions stir themselves efficiently through internally generated chaotic flows, largely driven by motile disclinations. We investigate how this ten…