Stokes flow around an animal whisker. Colors represent streamline speeds, from highest (red) to lowest (blue).

From the article:

Symmetry Breaking of Tail-Clamped Filaments in Stokes Flow
Jian Deng, Xuerui Mao, and Luca Brandt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 124501 (2021)

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