3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Traveling waves in a continuum model of schooling swimmers
Anand U. Oza, Eva Kanso, Michael J. Shelley
The complex formations exhibited by schooling fish have long been the object of fascination for biologists and physicists. However, the physical and sensory mechanisms leading to o…
physics.flu-dyn2026
Rare transitions between collective states in an active fluid via a weakly nonlinear reduction
Yves-Marie Ducimetière, Michael J. Shelley
We study a model for a dilute suspension of rod-like particles swimming at constant velocity in a Stokes flow. As the translational diffusivity of the particles decreases, a two-di…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Flow interactions and forward flight dynamics of tandem flapping wings
Fang Fang, Christiana Mavroyiakoumou, Leif Ristroph +1
We examine theoretically the flow interactions and forward flight dynamics of tandem or in-line flapping wings. Two wings are driven vertically with prescribed heaving-and-plunging…