Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
PhD EPFL
Research
Application of differential geometry to classical mechanics (mathematical physics): Lagrangian/Hamiltonian dynamics, Euler-Poincaré reduction on Lie groups, symmetry and Noether theorems, Froebenius integrability, De Rham cohomology and Hodge decomposition.
Numerical methods: symplectic and structure-preserving integrators, finite-difference/finite-element/spectral methods, Particle-In-Cell (PIC), Monte-Carlo methods, parallelisation schemes and high-performance computing.
Electromagnetism and fusion plasmas: Magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) equilibria, eddy currents in conducting structures, gauge freedom, magnetic helicity, field-line topology, guiding-centre/gyro-centre theory, collisional fluid closure, Vlasov-Boltzmann equation.
Languages
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FR
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IT
FR
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IT
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Associate Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
15 Aug 2015 → 15 Oct 2017
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
1 May 2015 → 1 Aug 2015
Graduate Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
15 Feb 2011 → 1 May 2015
Industry keywords
- Energy
- Space
- Defence
- Education
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Distribution transforms for guiding center orbit coordinates in axisymmetric tokamak equilibria
Benjamin, S., Järleblad, H., Salewski, M., Stagner, L., Hole, M. & Pfefferlé, D., Nov 2023, In: Computer Physics Communications. 292, 108893.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dosimetric evaluation of an intraoperative radiotherapy system: a measurement-based and Monte-Carlo modelling investigation
Chin, M., Rowshanfarzad, P., Neveri, G., Ebert, M. A. & Pfefferlé, D., Jun 2023, In: Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine. 46, 2, p. 687-701 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Euler-Poincaré reduction: a constrained variational problem framing spinning tops and fluids alike
Pfefferlé, D., Feb 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
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Existence of global symmetries of divergence-free fields with first integrals
Perrella, D., Duignan, N. & Pfefferlé, D., 24 May 2023, In: Journal of Mathematical Physics. 64, 5, 052705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Existence of global symmetries of divergence-free fields with first integrals
Perrella, D., Duignan, N. & Pfefferlé, D., 6 Mar 2023, (Unpublished) arXiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Prizes
Activities
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Physics of Plasmas (Journal)
David Pfefferle (Reviewer)
17 Aug 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Nuclear Fusion (Journal)
David Pfefferle (Reviewer)
10 Jan 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Sydney Dynamics Group seminars
David Pfefferle (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
31 Jul 2020Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
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Mini-course/workshop on the application of computational mathematics to plasma physics
David Pfefferle (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
24 Jun 2019 → 27 Jun 2019Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
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Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy
David Pfefferle (Participant)
28 Mar 2019 → 30 Mar 2019Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
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Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
Pejman Rowshan Farzad, Martin Ebert & David Pfefferle 29/02/20 → …
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