In my talk, I will present the so-called slingshot effect. It represents a general phenomenon that occurs when a localized source, such as a magnetic monopole, quark, or a D-brane, crosses a wall separating the confined (Higgsed) and unconfined (Coulomb) … Read More

Partitioning space into cells with certain extreme geometrical properties is a central problem in many fields of science and technology. Here we investigate the Quantizer problem, defined as the optimisation of the moment of inertia of Voronoi cells, i.e., similarly-sized … Read More

The lyotropic liquid crystals formed by amphiphiles include lamellar and cylindrical phases with smectic A and columnar order, respectively, representing both 2D and 1D layered liquids. Bicontinuous networks form at intermediate compositions and consist of liquid-like interfaces, combining both layer … Read More

Two-dimensional vertex models have been used extensively to study and simulate the mechanical behavior of monolayer tissues, a simplified approach that allows for detailed study of structure and disorder in large systems. Morphological indicators from the structure are then taken … Read More