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
DE
IT
FR
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IT
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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Research output
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Heavy impurity transport in tokamaks subject to plasma rotation, NTV and the influence of saturated ideal MHD perturbations
JET contributors, Lascas Neto, E., Graves, J. P., Raghunathan, M., Sommariva, C. & Pfefferlé, D., Jan 2022, In: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 64, 1, 014002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Numerical integration of particle orbits in discontinuous fields using VENUS-LEVIS and SPEC
Muir, D., Pfefferlé, D., Qu, Z., Hole, M. & Hegland, M., Feb 2022, In: Computer Physics Communications. 271, 108191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of the isotropic and anisotropic Grad–Shafranov equation
Jeyakumar, S., Pfefferlé, D., Hole, M. J. & Qu, Z. S., 5 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Plasma Physics. 87, 5, 905870506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Stefan-Sussmann theorem for normal distributions on manifolds with boundary
Perrella, D., Pfefferlé, D. & Stoyanov, L., 10 Sep 2021, (Unpublished) 12 p. (arXiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Combined plasma-coil optimization algorithms
Henneberg, S. A., Hudson, S. R., Pfefferlé, D. & Helander, P., 3 Apr 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Plasma Physics. 905870226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Web of Science)
Prizes
Activities
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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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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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ANZIAM Talk "Magnetic confinement fusion: a perfect sand box for applied mathematicians"
David Pfefferle (Speaker)
14 May 2019Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
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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
Courses
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Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
Pejman Rowshan Farzad, Martin Ebert & David Pfefferle 29/02/20 → …
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