Reacting particles in open chaotic flows |
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Authors: | de Moura Alessandro P S |
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Institution: | Institute of Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | We study the collision probability p of particles advected by open flows with chaotic advection. We show that p scales with the particle size (or, alternatively, reaction distance) δ as a power law whose coefficient is determined by the fractal dimensions of the invariant sets defined by the advection dynamics. We also argue that this same scaling also holds for the reaction rate of active particles in the low-density regime. These analytical results are compared to numerical simulations, and they are found to agree very well. |
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