Non-symmetric pinning of topological defects in living liquid crystals

Autor: Nuris Figueroa-Morales, Mikhail M. Genkin, Andrey Sokolov, Igor S. Aranson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Communications Physics, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3650
DOI: 10.1038/s42005-022-01077-w
Popis: The study of topological defects in matter is a topic of extensive interest, but it remains challenging when it concerns non-equilibrium active matter. The authors experimentally and computationally demonstrate that obstacles immersed in a two-dimensional active liquid crystal can pin a type of defects and slow down the dynamics of nearby defects.
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