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9 - Low Reynolds Number Hydrodynamics

from Part I - Physical Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Thomas Andrew Waigh
Thomas Andrew Waigh
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University of Manchester
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Summary

Introduces the Navier–Stokes equation, Reynolds number, Stokes equation, filament hydrodynamics and dipoles.

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fluid mechanicshydrodynamicslow Reynolds number
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 84 - 88
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Lauga, E., The Fluid Dynamics of Cell Motility. Cambridge University Press: 2020. Excellent pedagogic account of the hydrodynamics of microorganisms.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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