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The variation of cross-sectional area shows the bolus moving in the positive χ direction. The transition from blue to the red line shows the movement of the bolus with time (also indicated by the arrow). The bulge at the bolus is due to localized active relaxation. The cross-sectional area distal to the localized bulge is α1, and this part of the esophagus does not experience active relaxation.
