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Theoretical models in low-Reynolds-number locomotion

arXiv:1410.4321

Abstract

The locomotion of microorganisms in fluids is ubiquitous and plays an important role in numerous biological processes. In this chapter we present an overview of theoretical modeling for low-Reynolds-number locomotion.

arXiv commentChapter in "Low-Reynolds-Number Flows: Fluid-Structure Interactions", C. Duprat and H. A. Stone (Eds.), Royal Society of Chemistry Soft Matter Series (2014, to appear)