Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminars |
Events During the Week of September 28th through October 5th, 2014
Monday, September 29th, 2014
- Coherent structures and magnetic reconnection in collisionless turbulence from the perspective of kinetic particle simulations
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Place: 2535 Engineering Hall
- Speaker: Vadim Roytershteyn, Space Science Institute
- Abstract: Plasma turbulence is one of the most ubiquitous processes in laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasmas. Dissipation of turbulent energy is thought to play an important role in the energy balance of many systems, including the solar corona and the solar wind. In contrast to the relatively simple physics of dissipation in fluids and collisional plasmas, numerous microscopic processes can produce effective dissipation in weakly collisional plasmas. The problem of identifying and quantifying these processes has attracted considerable attention in the last decade partially because of its significance for understanding energy partition in the corona and solar wind. In this talk, we will describe some of the recent advances enabled by applications of kinetic particle computer simulations to this problem. Specifically, we will focus on generation of coherent structures by turbulence and on the contribution of magnetic reconnection to the energy dissipation.
- Host: Dr Stanislav Boldyrev
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
- No events scheduled
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
- No events scheduled
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
- No events scheduled