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Clustering of magnetic swimmers in a Poiseuille flow

Abstract:
We investigate the collective behavior of magnetic swimmers, which are suspended in a Poiseuille flow and placed under an external magnetic field, using analytical techniques and Brownian dynamics simulations. We find that the interplay between intrinsic activity, external alignment, and magnetic dipole-dipole interactions leads to longitudinal structure formation. Our work sheds light on a recent experimental observation of a clustering instability in this system.
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Published
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.188101

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University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Physics
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Theoretical Physics
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University of Oxford
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MPLS Division
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Physics; Theoretical Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
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Physics; Theoretical Physics
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Horizon2020No.665440,
theCOST ActionMP1305FlowingMatter


Publisher:
American Physical Society
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Volume:
120
Issue:
18
Article number:
188101
Publication date:
2018-05-04
Acceptance date:
2018-04-04
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EISSN:
1079-7114
ISSN:
0031-9007


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pubs:835243
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2018-04-12

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