Tangential polar activity amplifies shear thinning of flexible polymers, changing the viscosity exponent from 1/2 to 4/3 and the tumbling-frequency exponent from 2/3 to 1/3.
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Activity-enhanced shear thinning of flexible linear polar polymers
Tangential polar activity amplifies shear thinning of flexible polymers, changing the viscosity exponent from 1/2 to 4/3 and the tumbling-frequency exponent from 2/3 to 1/3.