Spatiotemporal Control of Charge +1 Topological Defects in Polar Active Matter
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| author | Geerds, Birte C. Singh, Abhinav Dedenon, Mathieu Pearce, Daniel J. G. Jülicher, Frank Sbalzarini, Ivo F. Kruse, Karsten |
| author_facet | Geerds, Birte C. Singh, Abhinav Dedenon, Mathieu Pearce, Daniel J. G. Jülicher, Frank Sbalzarini, Ivo F. Kruse, Karsten |
| contents | Topological defects are a conspicuous feature of active liquid crystals that have been associated with important morphogenetic transitions in organismal development. Robust development thus requires a tight control of the motion and placement of topological defects. In this manuscript, we study a mechanism to control +1 topological defects in an active polar fluid confined to a disk. If activity is localized in an annulus within the disk, the defect moves on a circular trajectory around the center of the disk. Using an ansatz for the polar field, we determine the dependence of the angular speed and the circle radius on the boundary orientation of the polar field and the active annulus. Using a proportional integral controller, we guide the defect along complex trajectories by changing the active annulus size and the boundary orientation. |
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| spellingShingle | Spatiotemporal Control of Charge +1 Topological Defects in Polar Active Matter Geerds, Birte C. Singh, Abhinav Dedenon, Mathieu Pearce, Daniel J. G. Jülicher, Frank Sbalzarini, Ivo F. Kruse, Karsten Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics Topological defects are a conspicuous feature of active liquid crystals that have been associated with important morphogenetic transitions in organismal development. Robust development thus requires a tight control of the motion and placement of topological defects. In this manuscript, we study a mechanism to control +1 topological defects in an active polar fluid confined to a disk. If activity is localized in an annulus within the disk, the defect moves on a circular trajectory around the center of the disk. Using an ansatz for the polar field, we determine the dependence of the angular speed and the circle radius on the boundary orientation of the polar field and the active annulus. Using a proportional integral controller, we guide the defect along complex trajectories by changing the active annulus size and the boundary orientation. |
| title | Spatiotemporal Control of Charge +1 Topological Defects in Polar Active Matter |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21359 |