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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…
Critical points of a non-Gaussian random field
T. H. Beuman, A. M. Turner, V. Vitelli
Random fields in nature often have, to a good approximation, Gaussian characteristics. We present the mathematical framework for a new and simple method for investigating the non-G…
Emergent percolation length and localization in random elastic networks
Ariel Amir, Jacob J. Krich, Vincenzo Vitelli +2
We study, theoretically and numerically, a minimal model for phonons in a disordered system. For sufficient disorder, the vibrational modes of this classical system can become Ande…
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…
Stochastic geometry and topology of non-Gaussian fields
T. H. Beuman, A. M. Turner, V. Vitelli
Gaussian random fields pervade all areas of science. However, it is often the departures from Gaussianity that carry the crucial signature of the nonlinear mechanisms at the heart…
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…