Density-polarity coupling in confined active polar films: asters, spirals, and biphasic orientational phases
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| author | Dedenon, Mathieu Dessalles, Claire A. Guillamat, Pau Roux, Aurélien Kruse, Karsten Blanch-Mercader, Carles |
| author_facet | Dedenon, Mathieu Dessalles, Claire A. Guillamat, Pau Roux, Aurélien Kruse, Karsten Blanch-Mercader, Carles |
| contents | Topological defects in active polar fluids can organise spontaneous flows and influence macroscopic density patterns. Both of them play, for example, an important role during animal development. Yet the influence of density on active flows is poorly understood. Motivated by experiments on cell monolayers confined to discs, we study the coupling between density and polar order for a compressible active polar fluid in presence of a +1 topological defect. As in the experiments, we find a density-controlled spiral-to-aster transition. In addition, biphasic orientational phases emerge as a generic outcome of such coupling. Our results highlight the importance of density gradients as a potential mechanism for controlling flow and orientational patterns in biological systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Density-polarity coupling in confined active polar films: asters, spirals, and biphasic orientational phases Dedenon, Mathieu Dessalles, Claire A. Guillamat, Pau Roux, Aurélien Kruse, Karsten Blanch-Mercader, Carles Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics Topological defects in active polar fluids can organise spontaneous flows and influence macroscopic density patterns. Both of them play, for example, an important role during animal development. Yet the influence of density on active flows is poorly understood. Motivated by experiments on cell monolayers confined to discs, we study the coupling between density and polar order for a compressible active polar fluid in presence of a +1 topological defect. As in the experiments, we find a density-controlled spiral-to-aster transition. In addition, biphasic orientational phases emerge as a generic outcome of such coupling. Our results highlight the importance of density gradients as a potential mechanism for controlling flow and orientational patterns in biological systems. |
| title | Density-polarity coupling in confined active polar films: asters, spirals, and biphasic orientational phases |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.15707 |