Publication Date:
2011-07-14
Description:
Author(s): Hiroyuki Kitahata, Natsuhiko Yoshinaga, Ken H. Nagai, and Yutaka Sumino We propose a framework for the spontaneous motion of a droplet coupled with internal dynamic patterns generated in a reaction-diffusion system. The spatiotemporal order of the chemical reaction gives rise to inhomogeneous surface tension and results in self-propulsion driven by the surrounding flow ... [Phys. Rev. E 84, 015101] Published Wed Jul 13, 2011
Keywords:
Interdisciplinary physics
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics