A new method for explaining the generation of aerodynamic forces in flapping flight

Sir James Lighthill proposed a method for estimating the hydrodynamic forces generated by slender fish, and his analysis made clear the mechanism of fish swimming. His method is based on slender body theory, and the hydrodynamic forces produced by fish are explained by their kinematics and the added mass of the body sections. More recently, numerical techniques for estimating hydrodynamic forces are making progress, but Lighthill's method is still very important and useful because it contributes to our understanding of the physics of fish swimming.

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