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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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2004
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