Stresslets Induced by Active Swimmers.
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Michelin, Sébastien
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Active particles disturb the fluid around them as force dipoles, or stresslets, which govern their collective dynamics. Unlike swimming speeds, the stresslets of active particles are rarely determined due to the lack of a suitable theoretical framework for arbitrary geometry. We propose a general method, based on the reciprocal theorem of Stokes flows, to compute stresslets as integrals of the velocities on the particle's surface, which we illustrate for spheroidal chemically active particles. Our method will allow tuning the stresslet of artificial swimmers and tailoring their collective motion in complex environments.
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0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
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Phys Rev Lett
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0031-9007
1079-7114
1079-7114
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117
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Funding from the EU (CIG to E. L.) and by the French Ministry of Defense (DGA to S. M.) is gratefully acknowledged.