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physics.flu-dyn2011★ 110 cited
The origin of hysteresis in the flag instability
Christophe Eloy, Nicolas Kofman, Lionel Schouveiler
The flapping flag instability occurs when a flexible cantilevered plate is immersed in a uniform airflow. To this day, the nonlinear aspects of this aeroelastic instability are lar…
physics.bio-ph2011★ 125 cited
Leonardo's rule, self-similarity and wind-induced stresses in trees
Christophe Eloy
Examining botanical trees, Leonardo da Vinci noted that the total cross-section of branches is conserved across branching nodes. In this Letter, it is proposed that this rule is a…
physics.flu-dyn2011★ 307 cited
Optimal Strouhal number for swimming animals
Christophe Eloy
To evaluate the swimming performances of aquatic animals, an important dimensionless quantity is the Strouhal number, St = fA/U, with f the tail-beat frequency, A the peak-to-peak…