Geometry of self-propulsion at low reynolds number

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 198, Issue , 1989, Pages 557-585

  Shapere, Alfred ^a   Wilczek, Frank ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--CONFORMAL MAPPING;

SELF PROPULSION; SWIMMING MECHANICS; VIRASORO ALGEBRA;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 0024480808     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211208900025X     Document Type: Article

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