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Swimming Droplets: Artificial Squirmers

  • Shashi ThutupalliEmail author
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Abstract

Self propelled particles (SPPs) typically carry their own energy and are not propelled simply by the thermal buffeting due to the environment. As non-equilibrium entities, they are not restricted to classical equilibrium constraints such as the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and detailed balance. Consequently, SPPs are simple model systems to study the behavior of non-equilibrium phenomena, in particular the mechanics and statistics of active matter.

Keywords

Flow Field Particle Image Velocimetry Surface Velocity Malonic Acid Droplet Motion 
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  1. 1.Department of PhysicsPrinceton UniversityPrincetonUSA

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