Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Emergence and melting of active vortex crystals

  • Martin James,
  • Dominik Anton Suchla,
  • Jörn Dunkel,
  • Michael Wilczek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25545-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Whereas transitions from solid- to fluid-like states in systems of active particles have received much attention, the characterization of phase transitions in active fluids with self-organized vortices so far has remained elusive. James et al. take us on a numerical tour de force from active turbulence to active vortex crystals.