Antipolar ordering of topological defects in active liquid crystals

ATP-driven microtubule-kinesin bundles can self-assemble into two-dimensional active liquid crystals (ALCs) that exhibit a rich creation and annihilation dynamics of topological defects, reminiscent of particle-pair production processes in quantum systems. This recent discovery has sparked considera...

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Main Authors: Oza, Anand U (Author), Dunkel, Joern (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2017-03-29T20:48:47Z.
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