Longwave nonlinear theory for chemically active droplet division instability

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSD.2019.02.002zbMATH Open1451.92352arXiv1808.00432OpenAlexW2902460719WikidataQ128390210 ScholiaQ128390210MaRDI QIDQ2215697FDOQ2215697

Authors: Mohammad Abu Hamed, Alexander A. Nepomnyashchy 

Publication date: 14 December 2020

Published in: Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It has been suggested recently that growth and division of a protocell could be modeled by a chemically active droplet with simple chemical reactions driven by an external fuel supply. This model is called the continuum model. Indeed it's numerical simulation reveals a shape instability which results in droplet division into two smaller droplets of equal size resembling cell division [1]. In this paper, we investigate the reduced version of the continuum model, which is called the effective model. This model is studied both in the linear and nonlinear regime. First, we perform a linear stability analysis for the flat interface, and then we develop a nonlinear theory using the longwave approach. We find that the interface at the leading order is governed by the modified Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. Therefore the interface is subject to a logarithmic blow up after a finite time. In addition, an expression for the interface local velocity is obtained.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.00432

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zbMATH Keywords

amplitude equationactive dropletdroplet division

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biochemistry, molecular biology (92C40) PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Classical flows, reactions, etc. in chemistry (92E20)

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• Free energy of a nonuniform system. I: Interfacial free energy
• On the equation of a curved flame front
• Singularities in a modified Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation describing interface motion for phase transition

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