Spontaneous vortex formation by microswimmers with retarded attractions
Time-delayed interactions involving perception, decision, and reaction, are omnipresent in the living world. Here, the delayed self-propulsion of a microswimmer toward a target gives rise to chiral orbital motion via a symmetry-breaking bifurcation. Additional swimmers synchronize and stabilize it.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35427-7 |