Spinning motion of a deformable self-propelled particle in two dimensions

Abstract

We investigate the dynamics of a single deformable self-propelled particle which undergoes a spinning motion in a two-dimensional space. Equations of motion are derived from the symmetry argument for three kinds of variables. One is a vector which represents the velocity of the centre of mass. The second is a traceless symmetric tensor representing deformation. The third is an antisymmetric tensor for spinning degree of freedom. By numerical simulations, we have obtained variety of dynamical states due to interplay between the spinning motion and the deformation. The bifurcations of these dynamical states are analyzed by the simplified equations of motion.

19 pages, 10 figures

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