Image of simulation (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Image of simulation

Caption

A snapshot of the researchers’ simulation showing orientational ordering under steady shear deformation. Colours code the orientation of the self-propulsion forces, e.g. blue for downward and red for upward; neighbouring particles tend to be oriented in similar directions.

Credit

Dr Rituparno Mandal

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License

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