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arXiv 1810.04549cond-mat.soft
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活性nematic liquid crystals在各向异性基底上的取向有序

Activity driven orientational order in active nematic liquid crystals on an anisotropic substrate

D. J. G. Pearce

摘要:

本文研究了各向异性衬底对模拟的二维主动湍流动力学的影响。这被引入为各向异性摩擦和有效各向异性粘度,各向异性的取向由基底限定。在这个系统中,我们观察到出现的全球性的拓扑缺陷,这是由粘度和主动应力的大小的各向异性程度控制的顺序。在具有各向异性粘度或摩擦的被动液晶中没有看到全局缺陷对准,这证实了有序化是由主动应力驱动的。然后,我们仔细研究了由单个缺陷产生的主动流动,以表明流动的动能是取向依赖性的,从而导致缺陷上的扭矩使它们与衬底中的各向异性对准。

英文摘要:

We investigate the effect of an anisotropic substrate on the turbulent dynamics of a simulated two dimensional active nematic. This is introduced as an anisotropic friction and an effective anisotropic viscosity, with the orientation of the anisotropy being defined by the substrate. In this system we observe the emergence of global nematic order of topological defects that is controlled by the degree of anisotropy in the viscosity and the magnitude of the active stress. No global defect alignment is seen in passive liquid crystals with anisotropic viscosity or friction confirming that ordering is driven by the active stress. We then closely examine the active flow generated by a single defect to show that the kinetic energy of the flow is orientation dependent, resulting in a torque on the defect to align them with the anisotropy in the substrate.

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