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Vanishing reaction rotor in a helical swimmer

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics Fluid mechanics Viscous fluid flow Stokes flow Microswimmer Opposite-handed counterrotating helical swimmer
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If the second rotor has zero drag, it cannot supply reaction torque. The single remaining helix must be both force-free and torque-free; a positive-definite resistance matrix forces its translation and rotation to vanish. The relative motor motion is absorbed by the zero-resistance rotor.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / iii / Paper 334 / 4 / Solution

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