Abstract
The phenomenon of a source of pseudoreflections can be applied to the locomotion of a primitive fish (lamprey), which can be modeled as a nonuniform LC medium with an internal driver. This oscillator is faster than its neighbors, and thus determines the direction of wave propagation in an array of similar surrounding oscillators with lower natural frequencies. The results indicate that the driver should reside only near either end of a fish of finite length, where Dirichlet-like boundary conditions exist, and should force the lamprey to move in each direction.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 036212 |
| Pages (from-to) | 036212/1-036212/7 |
| Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 3 2 |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics