Phase Dependent Forcing and Synchronization in the three-sphere model of Chlamydomonas

The green alga {\it Chlamydomonas} swims with synchronized beating of its two flagella, and is experimentally observed to exhibit run-and-tumble behaviour similar to bacteria. Recently we studied a simple hydrodynamic three-sphere model of {\it Chlamydomonas} with a phase dependent driving force whi...

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Main Authors: Bennett, R, Golestanian, R
Format: Journal article
Published: 2013