Optimal Swimming at Low Reynolds Numbers

J. E. Avron, O. Gat, and O. Kenneth
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 186001 – Published 28 October 2004
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Abstract

Efficient swimming at low Reynolds numbers is a major concern of microbots. To compare the efficiencies of different swimmers we introduce the notion of “a swimming drag coefficient” which allows for the ranking of swimmers. We find the optimal swimmer within a certain class of two-dimensional swimmers using conformal mapping techniques.

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  • Received 19 April 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.186001

©2004 American Physical Society

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J. E. Avron1, O. Gat2, and O. Kenneth1

  • 1Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa, 32000, Israel
  • 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, 32000, Israel

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Vol. 93, Iss. 18 — 29 October 2004

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