Periodic and chaotic orbits of plane-confined micro-rotors in creeping flows

DOI10.1007/S00332-015-9254-9zbMATH Open1372.70065arXiv1503.01805OpenAlexW2013045956MaRDI QIDQ745966FDOQ745966

Authors: Enkeleida Lushi, P. M. Vlahovska 

Publication date: 15 October 2015

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We explore theoretically the complex dynamics and emergent behaviors of spinning spheres immersed in viscous fluid. The particles are coupled to each-other via the fluid in which they are suspended: each particle disturbs the surrounding fluid with a rotlet field and that fluid flow affects the motion of the other particles. We notice the emergence of intricate periodic or chaotic trajectories that depend on the rotors initial position and separation. The point-rotor motions confined to a plane bear similarities the classic 2D point-vortex dynamics. Our analyses highlight the complexity of the interaction between just a few rotors and suggest richer behavior in denser populations. We discuss how the model gives insight into more complex systems and suggest possible extensions for future theoretical studies.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.01805

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zbMATH Keywords

rotorStokes flowvortex dynamicsactive suspensionspinning particle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical aspects of finite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems (37J99) Suspensions (76T20) Equilibria and periodic trajectories for nonlinear problems in mechanics (70K42) Transition to stochasticity (chaotic behavior) for nonlinear problems in mechanics (70K55) Viscous vortex flows (76D17)

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