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Tip displacement as a function of time for three different values of σ. Blue solid line, σ = 15: the filament returns monotonically to its original shape. Red dashed line, σ = 33: after a transient, the oscillation dies out as the filament straightens. Inset: for σ = 80 the filament shows a sustained periodic oscillation.
