Nematic and polar order in active filament solutions

A. Ahmadi; T. B. Liverpool; M. C. Marchetti

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.72.060901

Nematic and polar order in active filament solutions

A. Ahmadi, T. B. Liverpool, M. C. Marchetti

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Abstract

Using a microscopic model of interacting polar biofilaments and motor proteins, we characterize the phase diagram of both homogeneous and inhomogeneous states in terms of experimental parameters. The polarity of motor clusters is key in determining the organization of the filaments in homogeneous isotropic, polarized, and nematic states, while motor-induced bundling yields spatially inhomogeneous structures.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	060901
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	72
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.060901
State	Published - Dec 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

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