Evaluation of spherical shapes swimming efficiency at low Reynolds number with applications to some biological problems

DOI10.1016/S0167-2789(02)00524-9MaRDI QIDQ1607413zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Joaquin Delgado, José S. González-García

Publication date 31 July 2002

Published in Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2789(02)00524-9

zbMATH Keywords

cell vesiclescyanobacteriamicroswimmingStokes equationstangential sphere deformationwaves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Cell movement (chemotaxis, etc.) (92C17) Physiological flow (92C35)

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