Dynamic Analysis and Simulation of an Optically Levitated Rotating Ellipsoid Rotor in Liquid Medium

Qi ZHU; Nan LI; Heming SU; Wenqiang LI; Huizhu HU

doi:10.1007/s13320-021-0639-0

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