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Chain Paradoxes
Epifanio G. Virga
For nearly two centuries the dynamics of chains have offered examples of paradoxical theoretical predictions. Here we propose a theory for the dissipative dynamics of one-dimension…
Comment on "Classical Mechanics of Nonconservative Systems"
Epifanio G. Virga
A Comment on the Letter by C. R. Galley, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 174301 (2013).
Elasticity of Twist-Bend Nematic Phases
Epifanio G. Virga
The ground state of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals is a heliconical molecular arrangement in which the nematic director precesses uniformly about an axis, making a fixed angle…
Dissipative Shocks behind Bacteria Gliding
Epifanio G. Virga
Gliding is a means of locomotion on rigid substrates utilized by a number of bacteria includingmyxobacteria and cyanobacteria. One of the hypotheses advanced to explain this motili…
Dissipative shocks in a chain fountain
Epifanio G. Virga
The fascinating and anomalous behaviour of a chain that instead of falling straight down under gravity, first rises and then falls, acquiring a steady shape in space that resembles…