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Turning on a dime: Asymmetric vortex formation in hummingbird maneuvering flight

Yan Ren1, Haibo Dong1, Xinyan Deng2, and Bret Tobalske3

  • 1Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
  • 3College of Humanities and Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 1, 050511 – Published 12 September, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.050511

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This paper is associated with a video winner of a 2015 APS/DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion Award. The original video is available from the Gallery of Fluid Motion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2015.GFM.V0088

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Collection of papers associated with the 2015 Gallery of Fluid Motion. These award winning works were presented at the annual meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 1, 050511– Published 12 September, 2016
  • Received 12 August 2016
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