Structured light refers to the light field tailored by various degrees of freedom including
intensity, phase, and polarization states in both spatial and temporal domains, which may …

Mechanical stresses stemming from environmental factors are a key determinant of cellular
behavior and physiology. Yet, the role of self-induced biomechanical stresses in growing …

Throughout history scientists have looked to Nature for inspiration and attempted to replicate
intricate complex structures formed by self-assembly. In the context of synthetic …

Classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) has become one of the central
modeling approaches in nonequilibrium soft matter physics. Recent years have seen the …

Matter self-assembling into layers generates unique properties, including structures of
stacked surfaces, directed transport, and compact area maximization that can be highly …

Observing and characterizing the complex ordering phenomena of liquid crystals subjected
to external constraints constitutes an ongoing challenge for chemists and physicists alike. To …

Composed of microscopic layers that stack along one direction while maintaining fluid-like
positional disorder within layers, smectics are excellent systems for exploring topology …

We introduce a method to sample the orientational distribution function in computer
simulations. The method is based on the exact torque balance equation for classical many …

The persistent dynamics in systems out of equilibrium, particularly those characterized by
annihilation and creation of topological defects, is known to involve complicated …

A two-dimensional or quasi-two-dimensional nematic liquid crystal refers to a surface-
confined system. When such a system is further confined by external line boundaries or …