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cond-mat.soft2012★ 109 cited
Stable nematic droplets with handles
E. Pairam, J. Vallamkondu, V. Koning +5
We stabilize nematic droplets with handles against surface-tension-driven instabilities using a yield-stress material as outer fluid and study the complex nematic textures and defe…
cond-mat.soft2012★ 48 cited
Uniform Shock Waves in Disordered Granular Matter
L. R. Gomez, A. M. Turner, V. Vitelli
The confining pressure is perhaps the most important parameter controlling the properties of granular matter. Strongly compressed granular media are, in many respects, simple s…
cond-mat.soft2012
Geometric background charge: dislocations on capillary bridges
William Irvine, Vincenzo Vitelli
Recent experiments have shown that colloidal crystals confined to weakly curved capillary bridges introduce groups of dislocations organized into `pleats' as means to relieve the s…