Emergent turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-spinner fluids

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Hauptverfasser: Maji, Biswajit, Padhan, Nadia Bihari, Pandit, Rahul
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author Maji, Biswajit
Padhan, Nadia Bihari
Pandit, Rahul
author_facet Maji, Biswajit
Padhan, Nadia Bihari
Pandit, Rahul
contents We uncover activity-driven crossover from phase separation to a new turbulent state in a two-dimensional system of counter-rotating spinners. We study the statistical properties of this active-rotor turbulence using the active-rotor Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes model, and show that the vorticity $ω\propto ϕ$, the scalar field that distinguishes regions with different rotating states. We explain this intriguing proportionality theoretically, and we characterize power-law energy and concentration spectra, intermittency, and flow-topology statistics. We suggest biological implications of such turbulence.
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spellingShingle Emergent turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-spinner fluids
Maji, Biswajit
Padhan, Nadia Bihari
Pandit, Rahul
Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
We uncover activity-driven crossover from phase separation to a new turbulent state in a two-dimensional system of counter-rotating spinners. We study the statistical properties of this active-rotor turbulence using the active-rotor Cahn-Hilliard-Navier-Stokes model, and show that the vorticity $ω\propto ϕ$, the scalar field that distinguishes regions with different rotating states. We explain this intriguing proportionality theoretically, and we characterize power-law energy and concentration spectra, intermittency, and flow-topology statistics. We suggest biological implications of such turbulence.
title Emergent turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-spinner fluids
topic Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.03843