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The reactive fluxes, the polarity vector, and the ATP consumption rate, are given
next.
D D d
A
1
2 . ph
N I
r
0 k
2 I
Dt C
pp
p
k
C
C
hp / CN 1 p
hI ;
1 2 D 2
Dt 2
P r
D 1 r
v
p
N 1 Tr. r
v / p ;
N Tr. r
r r
v / C 0 k
2 Tr. r
D pp
Wr
C
k
v
p
v /;
(38)
where ; N ; 0 ; 1 ; N 1 are model parameters and
D 2
v
v /Tr d I
r d
C d
v / d
A
r
C 3 Tr. r
C 4 Tr. r
C 5 Tr d r
W d I ;
v
C 6 r
v
(39)
where i are the model parameters analogous to the eight-constant Oldroyd model.
Combining the reactive and dissipative parts, the total stress, polarity vector, and
the ATP consumption rate are finally given by
1 C D
Dt
C pp
C A
C N I
C 0 k
2 I
2 D
D
p
k
1
2 . ph
C
hp
Q 1 . p
h / I /;
1 2 D 2
Dt 2
P
1 2 D 2
Dt 2
h
1 C 1 p
D
1 D
Dt
. 1 r
v
p
CQ 1 Tr. r
v / p /;
C N Tr. r
r .b/
r D ƒ C 1 p
h
C p
C pp
Wr
v
v /
C 0 k
2 Tr. r
k
p
v /:
(40)
By restricting p to be a unit vector and using a free energy for polar liquid crystals
Z K 1
2 . r
2 d x ;
K 3
2 k
h j 2 k
p / 2
2
F D
C
p
r
p
k
C k r
p
p
k
(41)
Kruse et al. studied point defects in two dimensions [ 64 ]. This model was later
extended to a multicomponent active fluid model by Joanny et al. [ 55 ].
 
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