Active nematics

Active matter systems are made up of self-driven components which extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical work. Here the authors review the subfield of active nematics and provide a comparison between theoretical findings and the corresponding experimental realisations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amin Doostmohammadi, Jordi Ignés-Mullol, Julia M. Yeomans, Francesc Sagués
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05666-8