Optimal run-and-tumble in slit-like confinement

Run-and-tumble is a basic model of persistent motion and a motility strategy widespread in micro-organisms and individual cells. In many natural settings, movement occurs in the presence of confinement. While accumulation at the surface has been extensively studied, the transport parallel to the bou...

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Main Authors: T. Pietrangeli, C. Ybert, C. Cottin-Bizonne, F. Detcheverry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2024-04-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.023028