Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Hyperuniformity and phase enrichment in vortex and rotor assemblies

  • Naomi Oppenheimer,
  • David B. Stein,
  • Matan Yah Ben Zion,
  • Michael J. Shelley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28375-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Rotor-like dynamics is observed in many natural systems, from the rotor proteins in cellular membranes to atmospheric models. Here, the authors uncover geometrical conservation laws that limit distribution of driven rotors in a membrane or a soap film and allow to predict their structural states.