Mechanics of Swimming and Flying

Abstract

Preface 1. General considerations 2. The Stokesian realm 3. Swimming of a sheet 4. The biology of low-Reynolds-number locomotion 5. Resistive-force theory of flagellar propulsion 6. Analysis of the flagellum 7. Ciliary propulsion 8. The Eulerian realm: the inertial force 9. The Eulerian realm: the vortex force 10. The swimming of fish 11. Some aspects of the aerodynamics of birds and insects 12. Interactions References Index.