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physics.flu-dyn2016★ 114 cited
Vortex arrays and ciliary tangles underlie the feeding-swimming tradeoff in starfish larvae
William Gilpin, Vivek N. Prakash, Manu Prakash
Many marine invertebrates have larval stages covered in linear arrays of beating cilia, which propel the animal while simultaneously entraining planktonic prey. These bands are str…
physics.flu-dyn2016★ 7 cited
The role of viscosity contrast on plume structure in laboratory modeling of mantle convection
Vivek N. Prakash, K. R. Sreenivas, Jaywant H. Arakeri
We have conducted laboratory experiments to model important aspects of plumes in mantle convection. We focus on the role of the viscosity ratio U (between the ambient fluid and the…