Overview
Syllabus
Pattern Formation in Biology Lecture 4
HYDRODYNAMICS Extension of thermodynamic
HYDRODYNAMIC THEORIES
Einstein fluctuation formula
How does the entropy change?
General idea
Classical examples
Equations for the conserved fields
Conservation laws
Momentum conservation
Angular momentum
Chemical concentration
Chemical reactions
Orientational degrees of freedom
Simple isotropic fluid
HYDRODYNAMIC FIELDS
CONJUGATE FIELDS
Cytoskeleton : Force-generator
The actomyosin cortex of cells
Hydrodynamics of active gels
Hydrodynamics of the actomyosin cortex
Useful picture...?
Pattern formation in active fluids
Stationary patterns in the cortex
Questions
Force balance
Active pulsatory patterns - 2 species
Q&A
Taught by
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences