Noise-Induced Aggregation of Swimmers in the Kolmogorov Flow

We investigate a model for the dynamics of ellipsoidal microswimmers in an externally imposed, laminar Kolmogorov flow. Through a phase-space analysis of the dynamics without noise, we find that swimmers favor either cross-stream or rotational drift, depending on their swimming speed and aspect rati...

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Main Authors: Simon A. Berman, Kyle S. Ferguson, Nathaniel Bizzak, Thomas H. Solomon, Kevin A. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.816663/full