 Dipolar surfactant distribution (source code)

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= Dipolar surfactant distribution
{title2=$C'=B\mathbf U\cdot\mathbf n$}

Linear steady transport on a translating sphere gives $B=2AC_0a/(ka^2+2D_s)$. The components of its unit <normal vector> are degree-one <spherical harmonics>. The condition $2|A|Ua/(ka^2+2D_s)\ll1$ ensures the concentration perturbation is small relative to $C_0$.

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