PhD Thesis: Geometric and Topological Aspects of Soft & Active Matter
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Preprints
- Active muscular hydraulics, S. Shankar, L. Mahadevan, 2022 [bioRxiv:2022.02.20.481216]
Published articles
2022
- Optimal transport and control of active drops
S. Shankar*, V. Raju*, L. Mahadevan
PNAS 119 (35) e2121985119 (2022)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Spatial population genetics with fluid flow
R. Benzi, D. R. Nelson, S.Shankar, F. Toschi, X. Zhu
Rep. Prog. Phys. 85 096601 (2022)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Quantifying and mimicking life
S. Shankar
Physics Today 75, 8, 54 (2022)
[PDF]
- Boundaries control active channel flows
P. Gulati, S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti
Front. Phys. 10:948415 (2022)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Visceral organ morphogenesis via calcium-patterned muscle contractions
N. P. Mitchell*, D. J. Cislo*, S. Shankar, Y. Lin, B. I. Shraiman, S. J. Streichan
eLife 11:e77355 (2022)
[biorXiv][PDF]
- Topological active matter
S. Shankar, A. Souslov, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti, V. Vitelli
Nat. Rev. Phys. 4, 380-398 (2022)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Geometric control of topological dynamics in a singing saw
S. Shankar*, P. Bryde*, L. Mahadevan
PNAS 119(17) e2117241119 (2022)
[arXiv] [PDF]
2021
- Thermalized buckling of isotropically compressed thin sheets
S. Shankar, D. R. Nelson
Phys. Rev. E 104, 054141 (2021)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Emergence of dynamic vortex glasses in disordered polar active fluids
A. Chardac*, S. Shankar*, M. C. Marchetti, D. Bartolo
PNAS 118(10) e20182181182020 (2021)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Viscoelastic control of spatiotemporal order in bacterial active matter
S. Liu*, S. Shankar*, M. C. Marchetti, Y. Wu
Nature 590, 80-84 (2021)
[arXiv] [PDF]
- Excavating topology to find structure
S. Shankar
Physics 14, 12 (2021)
[PDF]
2020
- Shape and size changes of adherent elastic epithelia
B. Loewe*, F. Serafin*, S. Shankar*, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti
Soft Matter 16, 5282-5293 (2020)
[arXiv][PDF]
2019
- Hydrodynamics of Active Defects: from order to chaos to defect ordering
S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. X 9, 041047 (2019)
[arXiv][PDF]
- Kirigami mechanics as stress relief by elastic charges
M. Moshe*, E. Esposito*, S. Shankar*, B. Bircan, I. Cohen, D. R. Nelson, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 048001 (2019)
[arXiv][PDF]
- Nonlinear mechanics of thin frames
M. Moshe*, E. Esposito*, S. Shankar*, B. Bircan, I. Cohen, D. R. Nelson, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. E 99, 013002 (2019)
[arXiv][PDF]
2018
- Defect unbinding in active nematics
S. Shankar, S. Ramaswamy, M. C. Marchetti, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 108002 (2018)
[arXiv][PDF]
- Hidden entropy production and work fluctuations in an ideal active gas
S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. E 98, 020604(R) (2018)
[arXiv][PDF]
- Low-noise phase of a two-dimensional active nematic system
S. Shankar, S. Ramaswamy, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. E 97, 012707 (2018) (Editor’s suggestion)
[arXiv][PDF]
2017
- Topological sound and flocking on curved surfaces
S. Shankar, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. X 7, 031039 (2017)
[arXiv][PDF]
2016
- Probing the shear viscosity of an active nematic film
P. Guillamat, J. Ignés-Mullol, S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti, F. Sagués
Phys. Rev. E, 94, 060602(R) (2016)
[arXiv][PDF]
*equal contribution