C. Moreau

The hydrodynamic Euler-elastica: shape transitions in the dynamical buckling of elastic filaments in Stokes flow

The buckling of elastic filaments in viscous fluids, ubiquitous in biological systems like flagella, microtubules, and DNA, has long been described by the static Euler-elastica. Yet, when such filaments buckle dynamically, their shapes defy static predictions, exhibiting complex, unpredictable behaviours. Here, we use...