Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Elihu Abrahams, Rutgers University | View Contributions | Vivek Aji, University of California, Riverside |  View Contributions | Jason Alicea, California Institute of Technology | View Contributions | David Andelman, Tel Aviv University | View Contributions | Philip Anderson, Princeton University, Princeton | View Contributions | Arezoo M. Ardekani, University of Notre Dame | View Contributions | […]

Theory of liquid crystal elastomers and polymer networks: connection between neoclassical theory and differential geometry Authors: Thanh-Son Nguyen and Jonathan V. Selinger Eur. Phys. J. E (2017) 40: 76 Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University. |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_July_2018_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_July_2018_03

Squirmers in nematic liquid crystals: Guiding microswimmers by an anisotropic medium Authors: Juho S. Lintuvuori, Alois Würger, and Kevin Stratford arXiv:1705.02147 Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2017_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2017_03

1. Stacked endoplasmic reticulum sheets are connected by helicoidal membrane motifs. Authors: M. Terasaki, T. Shemesh, N. Kasthuri, R. W. Klemm, R. Schalek, K. J. Hayworth, A. R. Hand, M. Yankova, G. Huber, J. W. Lichtman, T. A. Rapoport, and M. M. Kozlov. Cell 154, 285(2013) 2. Terasaki spiral ramps in the rough endoplasmic reticulum […]

1. Waving transport and propulsion in a generalized Newtonian fluid Authors: J. Rodrigo Vélez-Cordero and Eric Lauga J. Non-Newton. Fluid 199,37 (2013) 2. Physics of rheologically enhanced propulsion: Different strokes in generalized Stokes Authors: Thomas D. Montenegro-Johnson, David J. Smith, and Daniel Loghin Phys. Fluids 25,081903 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, […]

1. Flagellar synchronization independent of hydrodynamic interactions. Authors: Benjamin M. Friedrich and Frank Julicher. PRL 109, 138102 (2012) Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2012_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2012_02

1. Undulatory swimming in viscoelastic fluids Authors: Xiaoning Shen and P. E. Arratia Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 (2011) 208101 Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2011_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2011_03

Authors: Edward Barry and Zvonimir Dogic Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107 (2010) 10348. Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02

Authors: Homin Shin, Kirstin R. Purdy Drew, James R. Bartles, Gerard C. L. Wong, and Gregory M. Grason Physical Review Letters 103, 238102 (2009) Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Dec09_03

Authors: Ambarish Ghosh and Peer Fischer Nano Lett., Article ASAP, May 4, 2009; DOI: 10.1021/nl900186w Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University | View Commentary | JCCM_May09_03