13.06 Geometric Methods for Kinetic Equations (GEMKIN)
Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) | University of Texas at Austin/ USA
Research
Computational algorithms relevant to the kinetic description of collisionless and collisional plasmas, as well as other physical systems with complex interactions, will be developed and applied. Specifically, algorithms that preserve geometric, conservative, and/or Hamiltonian structure upon discretization will be developed, analyzed, and extended. Newly developed codes will be further benchmarked against physical problems with known solutions. Applications to basic laboratory, fusion related, and space/astrophysical plasmas will be undertaken.
Publications
Team
Project team leader
Dr. Michael Kraus
Chair for Numerical Methods in Plasma Physics
Doctoral researcher
Nicolas Legouy
Doctoral researcher
t.b.a.
Doctoral researcher
Benedikt Perse
Doctoral researcher
t.b.a.
Principal investigator
Professor Eric Sonnendrücker
Chair of Numerical Methods in Plasma Physics | TUM
Principal investigator
Professor Philip J. Morrison
Department of Physics and Institute for Fusion Studies | ICES