DNS of gyrotactic microswimmers in turbulence shows strong gyrotaxis promotes vertical alignment with shape-dependent distributions at high activity, exponential orientation autocorrelation decaying as 1/(2ψ), and transition from ballistic to diffusive motion.
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Orientation Dynamics of Gyrotactic Microswimmers in Turbulent Flows
DNS of gyrotactic microswimmers in turbulence shows strong gyrotaxis promotes vertical alignment with shape-dependent distributions at high activity, exponential orientation autocorrelation decaying as 1/(2ψ), and transition from ballistic to diffusive motion.