Induced diffusion of tracers in a bacterial suspension: theory and experiments

DOI10.1017/jfm.2013.304zbMath1291.76376arXiv1210.7704OpenAlexW2152209313MaRDI QIDQ5165699

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Publication date: 30 June 2014

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.7704

zbMATH Keywords

biological fluid dynamicslow-Reynolds-number flowsmicro-organism dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Diffusion (76R50) Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Biomechanics (92C10) Suspensions (76T20) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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