The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmers
Swimming by shape changes at low Reynolds number is widely used in biology andunderstanding how the performance of movement depends on the geometric pattern ofshape changes is important to understand swimming of microorganisms and in designing lowReynolds number swimming models. Thesimplest models...
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| description | Swimming by shape changes at low Reynolds number is widely used in biology andunderstanding how the performance of movement depends on the geometric pattern ofshape changes is important to understand swimming of microorganisms and in designing lowReynolds number swimming models. Thesimplest models of shape changes are those that comprise a series of linkedspheres that can change their separation and/or their size. Herein we comparethe performance of three models in which these modes are used in different ways. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7c53c70efe344858306000a002a07702025-01-24T02:33:57ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182015-07-011261303132010.3934/mbe.2015.12.1303The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmersQixuan Wang0Hans G. Othmer1Department of Mathematics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CASchool of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55445Swimming by shape changes at low Reynolds number is widely used in biology andunderstanding how the performance of movement depends on the geometric pattern ofshape changes is important to understand swimming of microorganisms and in designing lowReynolds number swimming models. Thesimplest models of shape changes are those that comprise a series of linkedspheres that can change their separation and/or their size. Herein we comparethe performance of three models in which these modes are used in different ways.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2015.12.1303cell motilitylow reynolds number flows.swimming |
| spellingShingle | Qixuan Wang Hans G. Othmer The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmers Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering cell motility low reynolds number flows. swimming |
| title | The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmers |
| title_full | The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmers |
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| title_short | The performance of discrete models of low reynolds number swimmers |
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| topic | cell motility low reynolds number flows. swimming |
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