Instability of uniform micro-organism suspensions revisited

DOI10.1017/S0022112010000108zbMath1189.76245MaRDI QIDQ3573222

Timothy J. Pedley

Publication date: 30 June 2010

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112010000108

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

92C10: Biomechanics

76T20: Suspensions

76E99: Hydrodynamic stability

76Z10: Biopropulsion in water and in air

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