Odd Microswimmer

Abstract

We propose a model for a thermally driven microswimmer in which three spheres are connected by two springs with odd elasticity. We demonstrate that the presence of odd elasticity leads to the directional locomotion of the stochastic microswimmer.

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• Analytic results for the three-sphere swimmer at low Reynolds number
• Elastic three-sphere microswimmer in a viscous fluid
• Thermally Driven Elastic Micromachines