Coexistence of active and hydrodynamic turbulence in two dimensional active nematics

Autor: Rorai, C., Toschi, F., Pagonabarraga, I.
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.218001
Popis: In active nematic liquid crystals activity is able to drive chaotic spatiotemporal flows referred to as active turbulence. Active turbulence has been characterized through theoretical and experimental work as a low Reynolds number phenomenon. We show that, in two-dimensions, the active forcing alone is able to trigger hydrodynamic turbulence leading to the coexistence of active and inertial turbulence. This type of flows develops for sufficiently active and extensile flow-aligning nematics. We observe that the combined effect of an extensile nematic and large values of the flow-aligning parameter leads to a broadening of the elastic energy spectrum that promotes a growth of kinetic energy able to trigger an inverse energy cascade.
Databáze: arXiv