Cascade or not cascade? Energy transfer and elastic effects in active nematics
We numerically study the multi-scale properties of a 2d active gel to address the energy
transfer mechanism. We find that activity is able to excite long-ranged distortions of the …
transfer mechanism. We find that activity is able to excite long-ranged distortions of the …
Hydrodynamic effects on the liquid-hexatic transition of active colloids
We study numerically the role of hydrodynamics in the liquid-hexatic transition of active
colloids at intermediate activity, where motility induced phase separation (MIPS) does not …
colloids at intermediate activity, where motility induced phase separation (MIPS) does not …
Phase behaviour and dynamics of three-dimensional active dumbbell systems
We present a comprehensive numerical study of the phase behavior and dynamics of a
three-dimensional active dumbbell system with attractive interactions. We demonstrate that …
three-dimensional active dumbbell system with attractive interactions. We demonstrate that …
Activity-induced isotropic-polar transition in active liquid crystals
Active fluids are intrinsically out-of-equilibrium systems due to the internal energy injection of
the active constituents. We show here that a transition from a motion-less isotropic state …
the active constituents. We show here that a transition from a motion-less isotropic state …
Unrestricted component count in multiphase lattice Boltzmann: A fugacity-based approach
Studies of multiphase fluids utilizing the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) are typically
severely restricted by the number of components or chemical species being modeled. This …
severely restricted by the number of components or chemical species being modeled. This …
The relationship between structure and rheology in a three-dimensional sheared lamellar mesophase
The evolution of a lamellar mesophase from an initially disordered state under shear is
examined using simulations of a mesoscale model based on a concentration field ψ that …
examined using simulations of a mesoscale model based on a concentration field ψ that …
Phase separation kinetics and cluster dynamics in two-dimensional active dumbbell systems
Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the phase separation process
of a two-dimensional active Brownian dumbbell model. We evaluated the time dependence …
of a two-dimensional active Brownian dumbbell model. We evaluated the time dependence …
Macroscopic finite-difference scheme based on the mesoscopic regularized lattice-Boltzmann method
In this paper, we develop a macroscopic finite-difference scheme from the mesoscopic
regularized lattice Boltzmann (RLB) method to solve the Navier-Stokes equations (NSEs) …
regularized lattice Boltzmann (RLB) method to solve the Navier-Stokes equations (NSEs) …
Anyonic defect braiding and spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in dihedral liquid crystals
Dihedral (“k-atic”) liquid crystals (DLCs) are assemblies of microscopic constituent particles
that exhibit k-fold discrete rotational and reflection symmetries. Generalizing the half-integer …
that exhibit k-fold discrete rotational and reflection symmetries. Generalizing the half-integer …
Implementation of contact line motion based on the phase-field lattice Boltzmann method
This paper proposes a strategy to implement the free-energy-based wetting boundary
condition within the phase-field lattice Boltzmann method. The greatest advantage of the …
condition within the phase-field lattice Boltzmann method. The greatest advantage of the …