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Active nematics: A Theorist's overview
Title of the event | Active nematics: A Theorist's overview |
Series | LMP Seminar (video conference) |
Organizer | Physik lebender Materie |
Speaker | Prof. Dr. Aparna Baskaran |
Speaker institution | Brandeis University, USA |
Type of event | Seminar |
Category | Forschung |
Registration required | Nein |
Details | In this talk I will discuss the well developed theory of active nematics from a pedagogical perspective. After a discussion of the phenomenology in 2D systems, I will present some new results on 3D systems, including the topological aspects of the instability of ordered states and the emergence of coherent self-pumping flow states. |
Date | Start: 15.12.2020, 14:00 Uhr Ende: 15.12.2020 , 15:30 Uhr |
Location |
Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation (MPIDS) (Am Faßberg 17) Video conference at www.zoom.us Meeting ID: 997 1155 2453 Passcode: 771001 |
Contact |
Dr. Evelyn Tang evelyn.tang@ds.mpg.de |