3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Purcell swimmer near a wall
Enrico Micalizio, Marco Morandotti, Henry Shum +1
We study the effects of hydrodynamic interactions between a wall and the Purcell three-link swimmer in the two-dimensional case. After deriving the equations of motion in a low Rey…
math.AP2024
Controllability and kinetic limit of spherical particles immersed in a viscous fluid
Marta Zoppello, Henry Shum, Marco Morandotti
This paper deals with systems of spherical particles immersed in a viscous fluid. Two aspects are studied, namely the controllability of such systems, with particular attention to…
cond-mat.soft2024
Hydrodynamic interactions between a sedimenting squirmer and a planar wall
Henry Shum, Devenayagam Palaniappan, Yuan-Nan Young
The hydrodynamic interactions between a sedimenting microswimmer and a solid wall have ubiquitous biological and technological applications. A plethora of gravity-induced swimming…