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physics.flu-dyn2026

Emergent coordination and propulsion of a model spherical ciliate

Hang Su, Timothy A Westwood, Eric E Keaveny

The paper introduces a filament oscillator model to simulate how cilia on a spherical surface coordinate their beats and generate propulsion, revealing bistable metachronal wave pa…