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Non-equilibrium orientational dynamics of pinned topological defects in two-dimensional nematic liquid crystals
Petur Bryde, Jörn Dunkel
The long-wavelength dynamics of two-dimensional (2D) nematic liquid crystals (LCs) is dominated by the motion of topological defects, which behave like interacting particles endowe…
Optimal strategies for kiiking: active pumping to invert a swing
Petur Bryde, Ian C. Davenport, L. Mahadevan
Kiiking is an extreme sport in which athletes alternate between standing and squatting to pump a standing swing till it is inverted and completes a rotation. A minimal model of the…
Localization in musical steelpans
Petur Bryde, L. Mahadevan
The steelpan is a pitched percussion instrument that takes the form of a concave bowl with several localized dimpled regions of varying curvature. Each of these localized zones, ca…
Geometric control of topological dynamics in a singing saw
Suraj Shankar, Petur Bryde, L. Mahadevan
The common handsaw can be converted into a bowed musical instrument capable of producing exquisitely sustained notes when its blade is appropriately bent. Acoustic modes localized…