A minimal single-field nematopolar model exhibits string-mediated defect interactions, (t/ln t)^{1/2} coarsening, and motility-induced charge symmetry breaking under self-advection.
Active topological strings in renewing nematopolar fluids,
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Epithelial monolayers realize a mixed polar-nematic phase with coexisting ±1 and ±1/2 topological defects driven by active stresses and polar-nematic elasticity.
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Ordering and Defect Dynamics in Passive and Active Nematopolars
A minimal single-field nematopolar model exhibits string-mediated defect interactions, (t/ln t)^{1/2} coarsening, and motility-induced charge symmetry breaking under self-advection.
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Epithelia Realize Nematopolar Topological Defect Structures
Epithelial monolayers realize a mixed polar-nematic phase with coexisting ±1 and ±1/2 topological defects driven by active stresses and polar-nematic elasticity.