Simple swimmer at low Reynolds number: three linked spheres.

We propose a very simple one-dimensional swimmer consisting of three spheres that are linked by rigid rods whose lengths can change between two values. With a periodic motion in a nonreciprocal fashion, which breaks the time-reversal symmetry as well as the translational symmetry, we show that the m...

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Principais autores: Najafi, A, Golestanian, R
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2004