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Suppression of hyperuniformity in hydrodynamic scalar active field theories

Soft Condensed Matter 2024-11-27 v1 Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

The coarsening dynamics at late times in phase-separating systems lead to universally hyperuniform patterns. This is well known for scalar field theories, such as the Cahn-Hilliard equation, but has also been shown for dry scalar active field theories. We demonstrate the role of hydrodynamic interactions in influencing hyperuniformity in a wet active system described by active model H. Our direct numerical simulations reveal that, while (passive) model H shows hyperuniformity in the coarsening regime, the interplay of activity and hydrodynamic interactions suppresses hyperuniformity in active model H, especially when the activity generates contractile stress in the fluid.

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@article{arxiv.2411.17409,
  title  = {Suppression of hyperuniformity in hydrodynamic scalar active field theories},
  author = {Nadia Bihari Padhan and Axel Voigt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.17409},
  year   = {2024}
}

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15 pages, 6 figures