IN THE MEDIA
Rotation of melting ice disks due to melt fluid flow
S. Dorbolo et al.
Phys. Rev. E 93, 033112 (2016)
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Beyond Flory theory: Distribution functions for interacting lattice trees
Angelo Rosa and Ralf Everaers
Phys. Rev. E 95, 012117 (2017)The authors establish a framework for calculating distribution functions for quantities characterizing conformation and connectivity of randomly branched and interacting lattice trees or polymers. The work expands the analysis of Flory theory, which is widely used to calculate average values of such quantities.
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Geometry and design of origami bellows with tunable response
Austin Reid, Frederic Lechenault, Sergio Rica, and Mokhtar Adda-Bedia
Phys. Rev. E 95, 013002 (2017)This analytical and experimental study should be useful in designing deployable origami bellows for a variety of applications. The authors present a unified geometrical description of several classes of origami bellows and identify parameters that control their properties. In addition, they describe construction of physical models and measurements of their mechanical responses.
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Crawling and turning in a minimal reaction-diffusion cell motility model: Coupling cell shape and biochemistry
Brian A. Camley et al.
Phys. Rev. E 95, 012401 (2017)This paper presents a model to describe the crawling of cells based on the cell shape, which is determined by the force balance in the membrane, and its internal chemical dynamics which controls the steering mechanism. The interplay of these two factors gives rise to a phase diagram where a transition from straight to circular trajectories is observed.
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One-loop diagrams in the random Euclidean matching problem
Carlo Lucibello, Giorgio Parisi, and Gabriele Sicuro
Phys. Rev. E 95, 012302 (2017)This paper analyzes the Euclidean version of the matching problem, namely finding the optimal way to form pairs out of a set of vertices in d-dimensional space. By using the replica approach, the authors are able to obtain an improved approximation for the optimal cost which they compare with previous numerical results.
KALEIDOSCOPE
Empty smectic liquid crystals of hard nanorings: Insights from a second-virial theory
January 12, 2017
H. H. Wensink and C. Avendaño
Phys. Rev. E 94, 062704 (2016)
PRE SPOTLIGHT
The Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition
IN THE MEDIA
Statistical mechanics of consciousness: Maximization of information content of network is associated with conscious awareness
R. Guevara Erra, D. M. Mateos, R. Wennberg, and J. L. Perez Velazquez
Phys. Rev. E 94, 052402 (2016)