2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Flow Coupling Alters Topological Phase Transition in Nematic Liquid Crystals
Jayeeta Chattopadhyay, Simon Guldager Andersen, Kristian Thijssen +1
We investigate how coupling to fluid flow influences defect-mediated transitions in two-dimensional passive nematic fluids using fluctuating nematohydrodynamic simulations. The sys…
cond-mat.soft2025
Topological kicks enhance colloidal diffusivity in topological turbulence
Timofey Kozhukhov, Benjamin Loewe, Kristian Thijssen +1
Colloidal inclusions in nematic fluids induce topological defects that govern their dynamics. These defects create well-understood rheological behavior in passive nematics, but the…