Publication Date:
2014-08-28
Description:
Author(s): Becca Thomases and Robert D. Guy Both swimmer elasticity and stroke asymmetry can lead to faster swimming in low Reynolds number swimmers. A substantial boost is seen if these two effects work in tandem. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 098102] Published Wed Aug 27, 2014
Keywords:
Soft Matter, Biological, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics