Optimal strokes for axisymmetric microswimmers

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Alouges, F ^a   DeSimone, A ^b   Lefebvre, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXI-SYMMETRIC; EXPLICIT EQUATIONS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS; NUMERICAL STRATEGIES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; MOVEMENT; PHYSICS;

EID: 65449168343     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2008-10406-4     Document Type: Article

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