The constructal-law physics of why swimmers must spread their fingers and toes

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2012.05.033MaRDI QIDQ2632059zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors E. Cetkin, J. P. Meyer, S. Lorente, Tunde Bello-Ochende, A. Bejan

Publication date 14 May 2019

Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58114

zbMATH Keywords

animal locomotionconstructal lawsports evolutionswimmingwebbed feet

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Biomechanics (92C10)

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