Squeezed in three dimensions, moving in two: hydrodynamic theory of three-dimensional incompressible easy-plane polar active fluids
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Author(s)
Leiming, Chen
Lee, Chiu Fan
John, Toner
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We study the hydrodynamic behavior of three-dimensional (3D) incompressible collections of self-propelled entities in contact with a momentum sink in a state with nonzero average velocity, hereafter called 3D easy-plane incompressible polar active fluids. We show that the hydrodynamic model for this system belongs to the same universality class as that of an equilibrium system, namely, a special 3D anisotropic magnet. The latter can be further mapped onto yet another equilibrium system, a DNA-lipid mixture in the sliding columnar phase. Through these connections we find a divergent renormalization of the damping coefficients in 3D easy-plane incompressible polar active fluids, and obtain their equal-time velocity correlation functions.
Date Issued
2018-10-24
Date Acceptance
2018-10-04
Citation
Physical Review E, 2018, 98
ISSN
1539-3755
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review E
Volume
98
Copyright Statement
©2018 American Physical Society
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Physics, Mathematical
Physics
SLIDING COLUMNAR PHASE
LIPID COMPLEXES
TRANSITION
PARTICLES
MOTION
FLOCKS
ORDER
cond-mat.soft
cond-mat.stat-mech
physics.bio-ph
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
040602