Thin active nematic films with variable thickness and curvature exhibit instabilities absent in 2D models, including contractile-activity-driven nematic ordering and coupled thickness-shape deformations.
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Thin active nematohydrodynamic layers: asymptotic theories and instabilities
Thin active nematic films with variable thickness and curvature exhibit instabilities absent in 2D models, including contractile-activity-driven nematic ordering and coupled thickness-shape deformations.