Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr
The University of Western Australia (M019), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
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.
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
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
David Pfefferle (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
David Pfefferle (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
David Pfefferle (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
David Pfefferle (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
David Pfefferle (Participant)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Pejman Rowshan Farzad, Martin Ebert & David Pfefferle 29/02/20 → … |
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