My name is Vishal Patil and I'm currently a Stanford Science Fellow at Stanford University. I received my PhD in mathematics at MIT, where I was advised by Prof. Jörn Dunkel. I work on problems in applied mathematics, with a focus on topology and information in soft condensed matter systems and fluid dynamics.
Ultrafast reversible self-assembly of living tangled matter
V.P. Patil*, H. Tuazon*, E. Kaufman, T. Chakrabortty, D. Qin, J. Dunkel and M.S. Bhamla
Science (2023)
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Topological mechanics of knots and tangles
V.P. Patil, J. D. Sandt, M. Kolle and J. Dunkel
Science (2020)
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Self-learning mechanical circuits
V.P. Patil*, I. Ho* and M. Prakash
Submitted (2023)
Chiral Edge Modes in Helmholtz-Onsager Vortex Systems
V.P. Patil and J. Dunkel
Physical Review Fluids (2021)
Controlling fracture cascades through twisting and quenching
R. H. Heisser*, V. P. Patil*, N. Stoop, E. Villermaux and J. Dunkel
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
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