Mathematical model for unsteady ciliary propulsion

DOI10.1016/0895-7177(88)90174-4zbMath0657.76102OpenAlexW2045149724MaRDI QIDQ1111434

S. H. Smith

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Mathematical and Computer Modelling (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-7177(88)90174-4

zbMATH Keywords

finite micro-organismtime-dependent ciliary propulsion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Basic methods in fluid mechanics (76M99) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10) Physiological, cellular and medical topics (92Cxx)

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