Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel

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Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel. / Chandragiri, Santhan; Doostmohammadi, Amin; Yeomans, Julia M.; Thampi, Sumesh P.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 125, No. 14, 148002, 30.09.2020.

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Chandragiri, S, Doostmohammadi, A, Yeomans, JM & Thampi, SP 2020, 'Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel', Physical Review Letters, vol. 125, no. 14, 148002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.148002

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Chandragiri, S., Doostmohammadi, A., Yeomans, J. M., & Thampi, S. P. (2020). Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel. Physical Review Letters, 125(14), [148002]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.148002

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Chandragiri S, Doostmohammadi A, Yeomans JM, Thampi SP. Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel. Physical Review Letters. 2020 Sep 30;125(14). 148002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.148002

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Chandragiri, Santhan ; Doostmohammadi, Amin ; Yeomans, Julia M. ; Thampi, Sumesh P. / Flow States and Transitions of an Active Nematic in a Three-Dimensional Channel. In: Physical Review Letters. 2020 ; Vol. 125, No. 14.

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