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Plasma Physics for Cosmic MagnetogenesisDynamo & Magnetic Field RelaxationRelativistic & Radiative PlasmasKinetic Turbulence & Solar WindMagnetic Reconnection & Self-organizationPlasma Physics for Controlled Fusion
Three volume renderings of magnetic-field strength in a collisionless plasma simulationPlasma Physics for Cosmic MagnetogenesisWhere do the first cosmic magnetic fields come from?ProjectsSpontaneous magnetizationElectron-ion Weibel seedingMirror and firehose instabilitiesKinetic constraints on Weibel relaxationCosmological implication↗Magnetic-field structure in a collisionless plasma simulationDynamo & Magnetic Field RelaxationHow do magnetic fields grow, evolve, and relax?ProjectsTurbulent Dynamo and Multi-Phase EvolutionMagnetic field relaxation↗Relativistic & Radiative PlasmasWhat happens when turbulence, radiation, and pair creation evolve together?ProjectsRadiative kinetic turbulence with QED effectsPair loading by radiative turbulenceBlack hole accretion with radiation↗Solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere beside a phase-space visualization of kinetic turbulenceKinetic Turbulence & Solar WindWhere does turbulent energy go when collisions are rare?ProjectsElectron heating via phase-space dynamicsSpectrum of kinetic turbulenceGyrokinetic equation↗Four cropped simulation panels showing magnetic structures evolving from an ordered configuration into multiscale turbulence.Magnetic Reconnection & Self-organizationHow do large magnetic structures emerge from small-scale turbulence?ProjectsInverse cascade via magnetic reconnectionMulti-scale flux-tube dynamicsElectron-only reconnectionFinite-beta reconnection rateExtended reconnection in turbulence↗Plasma Physics for Controlled FusionHow can we understand and control energetic-particle transport?ProjectsTAE SaturationHelicon Current DriveMirror exhaust↗