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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 12: Poster II

BP 12.57: Poster

Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 14:00–16:00, Poster B2

Synchronization of cilia — •Benjamin M. Friedrich — cfaed, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

I will present a historical overview on synchronization of cilia and flagella, featuring key experiments in the field. Two mechanisms, (i) synchronization by direct hydrodynamic interactions and by (ii) mechanical self-stabilization in self-propelled swimmers will be addressed. I will review the minimal model of rotating spheres of Vilfan and Jülicher, which has been influential in the field. This model highlights how synchronization depends on broken parity-time symmetry. Recently, this theoretical model has been realized experimentally using colloidal particles driven by optical tweezers.