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cond-mat.soft2015★ 17 cited
Linear response to leadership, effective temperature and decision making in flocks
D. J. G. Pearce, L. Giomi
Large collections of autonomously moving agents, such as animals or micro-organisms, are able to 'flock' coherently in space even in the absence of a central control mechanism. Whi…
cond-mat.soft2015★ 90 cited
Orientational properties of nematic disclinations
Arthur J. Vromans, Luca Giomi
Topological defects play a pivotal role in the physics of liquid crystals and represent one of the most prominent and well studied aspects of mesophases. While in two-dimensional n…