Pushmepullyou: An efficient micro-swimmer
Mathematical Physics
2009-11-11 v3 Soft Condensed Matter
math.MP
Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
The swimming of a pair of spherical bladders that change their volumes and mutual distance is efficient at low Reynolds numbers and is superior to other models of artificial swimmers. The change of shape resembles the wriggling motion known as {\it metaboly} of certain protozoa.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0501049,
title = {Pushmepullyou: An efficient micro-swimmer},
author = {J. E. Avron and O. Kenneth and D. H. Oaknin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0501049},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Minor rephrasing and changes in style; short explanations added