Models of bacteria swimming in a nematic liquid crystal

DOI10.1090/qam/1598zbMath1472.92142OpenAlexW3180894653MaRDI QIDQ5157418

Mochong Duan, Noel J. Walkington

Publication date: 18 October 2021

Published in: Quarterly of Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/1598

zbMATH Keywords

liquid crystalswimmingbacteria

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Liquid crystals (76A15) Cell movement (chemotaxis, etc.) (92C17) Microbiology (92C70)

Uses Software

• Firedrake

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