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Centripetal focusing of gyrotactic phytoplankton in solid-body rotation
M. Cencini, M. Franchino, F. Santamaria +1
A suspension of gyrotactic microalgae Chlamydomonas augustae swimming in a cylindrical water vessel in solid-body rotation is studied. Our experiments show that swimming algae form…
Gyrotactic trapping in laminar and turbulent Kolmogorov flow
Francesco Santamaria, Filippo De Lillo, Massimo Cencini +1
Phytoplankton patchiness, namely the heterogeneous distribution of microalgae over multiple spatial scales, dramatically impacts marine ecology. A spectacular example of such heter…
Geotropic tracers in turbulent flows: a proxy for fluid acceleration
Guido Boffetta, Massimo Cencini, Filippo De Lillo +1
We investigate the statistics of orientation of small, neutrally buoyant, spherical tracers whose center of mass is displaced from the geometrical center. If appropriate-sized part…