The equation of motion for the trajectory of a circling particle with an overdamped circle center
Inspired by biological microorganisms swimming in circles in liquid with low Reynolds number, I developed the dynamic theory for computing the helical trajectory of a circling particle with an overdamped circle center. The equation of motion for the circling particle is a hybrid equation of deterministic terms and stochastic terms. Observing the motion of a swimming microorganism, I found the strength of stochastic fluctuations should be much smaller than that governs deterministic dynamics. This dynamic theory predicts a nonlinear transverse motion perpendicular to the direction of external force. Both the living microorganism and artificial circling particle are applicable for an experimental check of this prediction. For the convenience of easy theoretical research, I further derived the probability conservation equations based on this dynamic theory both in two-dimensional and three-dimensional space.
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2012
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| Authors: | Si, Tieyan |
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 391.2012, 11, p. 3054-3060
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| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Subject: | Circling particle | Diffusion equation | Overdamped circle center |
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