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Query: Fast, scalable, and interactive software for Landau-de Gennes numerical
  modeling of nematic topological defects   Numerical modeling of nematic liquid crystals using the tensorial Landau-de
Gennes (LdG) theory provides detailed insights into the structure and
energetics of the enormous variety of possible topological defect
configurations that may arise when the liquid crystal is in contact with
colloidal inclusions or structured boundaries. However, these methods can be
computationally expensive, making it challenging to predict (meta)stable
configurations involving several colloidal particles, and they are often
restricted to system sizes well below the experimental scale. Here we present
an open-source software package that exploits the embarrassingly parallel
structure of the lattice discretization of the LdG approach. Our
implementation, combining CUDA/C++ and OpenMPI, allows users to accelerate
simulations using both CPU and GPU resources in either single- or multiple-core
configurations. We make use of an efficient minimization algorithm, the Fast
Inertial Relaxation Engine (FIRE) method, that is well-suited to large-scale
parallelization, requiring little additional memory or computational cost while
offering performance competitive with other commonly used methods. In
multi-core operation we are able to scale simulations up to supra-micron length
scales of experimental relevance, and in single-core operation the simulation
package includes a user-friendly GUI environment for rapid prototyping of
interfacial features and the multifarious defect states they can promote. To
demonstrate this software package, we examine in detail the competition between
curvilinear disclinations and point-like hedgehog defects as size scale,
material properties, and geometric features are varied. We also study the
effects of an interface patterned with an array of topological point-defects.

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