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scallop theorem: a standalone construct

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Fluid mechanics

the result that a swimmer at low Reynolds number cannot achieve net motion with reciprocal, time-reversible strokes.

In fluid mechanics, scallop theorem refers to the result that a swimmer at low Reynolds number cannot achieve net motion with reciprocal, time-reversible strokes. This meaning comes from Purcell (1977) in American Journal of Physics.[1]

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References

Purcell, E. M. (1977). Life at low Reynolds number. American Journal of Physics, 45(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10903

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