Dynamical patterns in nematic active matter on a sphere

The authors would like to acknowledge many valuable discussions with Mark Bowick, Daniel L. Barton, and Prathyusha K. R. This collaboration was made possible by a travel grant from the Northern Research Partnership (NRP) Fund. RS acknowledge support by UK BBRSC (grant BB/N009789/1) and SH acknowledges support by the UK BBSRC (grant BB/N009150/1). MCM was supported by the US National Science Foundation through awards DMR-1609208 and DGE-1068780 and by the Syracuse Soft Matter Program.Peer reviewedPublisher PD