3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Translation of a spherical viscous drop driven by localized forcing in Stokes flow
Sho Kawakami, Yuan-Nan Young, Howard A. Stone
Localized forcing in the fluid inside or outside a viscous drop can drive drop translation. Using the Lorentz reciprocal theorem, we derive an integral expression for the translati…
cond-mat.soft2026
Stability and equilibria of a compressible elastic membrane in Stokes flow
Sho Kawakami, Han Zhou, Po-Chun Kuo +2
We formulate a continuum model for a compressible lipid-bilayer membrane immersed in Stokes flow, replacing exact local area inextensibility by conservation of an areal phospholipi…
cond-mat.soft2024
Migration and deformation of a droplet enclosing an active particle
Sho Kawakami, Petia M. Vlahovska
The encapsulation of active particles, such as bacteria or active colloids, inside a droplet gives rise to nontrivial shape dynamics and droplet motility. To understand this behavi…