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- noun fluid dynamics A theorem which states that to achieve propulsion at low
Reynolds number in simple (i.e.Newtonian ) fluids, a swimmer must deform in a way that is notinvariant undertime-reversal .
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From an explanation of a principle of fluid dynamics given by E. M. Purcell
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