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Symplectic and antiplectic waves in an array of beating cilia attached to a closed body
Aref Ghorbani, Ali Najafi
By taking into account the hydrodynamic interactions in a one dimensional array of model cilia attached to a no-slip cylinderical surface, we investigate their synchronized motion.…
A 2-D suspension of active agents: the role of fluid mediated interactions
Hojjat Behmadi, Zahra Fazli, Ali Najafi
Taking into account simultaneously the Vicsek short range ordering and also the far-field hydrodynamic interactions mediated by the ambient fluid, we investigate the role of long r…
Coherent Hydrodynamic Coupling for Stochastic Swimmers
Ali Najafi, Ramin Golestanian
A recently developed theory of stochastic swimming is used to study the notion of coherence in active systems that couple via hydrodynamic interactions. It is shown that correlatio…
Microtubule Dynamics and Oscillating State for Mitotic Spindle
Safura Rashid-Shomali, Ali Najafi
We present a physical mechanism that can cause the mitotic spindle to oscillate. The driving force for this mechanism emerges from the polymerization of astral microtubules interac…