Stirring by swimming bodies

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2010.06.043zbMath1238.76080arXiv0911.5511OpenAlexW1964803031WikidataQ59425958 ScholiaQ59425958MaRDI QIDQ420418

Stephen Childress, Jean-Luc Thiffeault

Publication date: 22 May 2012

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.5511

zbMATH Keywords

chaotic mixingbiomixingenhanced diffusion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25) Forced convection (76R05) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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