2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For lasting contributions to the interaction between turbulence and electromagnetic fields in conducting fluids, the role of helicity in hydrodynamic turbulence and topological fluid dynamics
1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa)
H. K. Moffatt spends much of his time researching Classical mechanics, Magnetic field, Vector field, Vortex and Magnetic energy. H. K. Moffatt combines subjects such as Field, Vorticity, Turbulence, Reynolds number and Helicity with his study of Classical mechanics. H. K. Moffatt studies Magnetic field, namely Dynamo theory.
He interconnects Quantum electrodynamics and Magnetohydrodynamics in the investigation of issues within Dynamo theory. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Theoretical physics and Inviscid flow. His Vortex research incorporates elements of Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines and Incompressible flow.
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Classical mechanics, Mechanics, Vortex, Vorticity and Magnetic field. His Classical mechanics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mathematical analysis, Euler equations, Turbulence and Dynamo theory, Dynamo. In his research on the topic of Dynamo theory, Scalar field is strongly related with Vector field.
His research on Vortex also deals with topics like
His main research concerns Mechanics, Vortex, Classical mechanics, Vorticity and Flow. The various areas that H. K. Moffatt examines in his Mechanics study include Flapping and Magnetic field. His study in Vortex is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Dynamical system and Singularity.
The Classical mechanics study combines topics in areas such as Turbulence and Enstrophy. H. K. Moffatt has included themes like Lift coefficient, Reynolds number and Insect flight in his Vorticity study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Motion, Space, Viscous liquid, Torque and Rotating reference frame in addition to Flow.
His primary scientific interests are in Mechanics, Vorticity, Classical mechanics, Vortex and Reynolds number. His work on Vortex shedding, Insect flight and Lift coefficient as part of general Mechanics study is frequently connected to Lift, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Insect flight research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Potential flow, Fourier transform and Inviscid flow.
The various areas that H. K. Moffatt examines in his Vorticity study include Euler's formula and Scalar. His study ties his expertise on Vector field together with the subject of Classical mechanics. His Vortex research incorporates themes from Dynamical system, Singularity and Navier–Stokes equations.
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Magnetic field generation in electrically conducting fluids
Henry Keith Moffatt.
Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics and Applied Mathematics (1978)
Viscous and resistive eddies near a sharp corner
H. K. Moffatt.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1964)
The degree of knottedness of tangled vortex lines
H. K. Moffatt.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1969)
Helicity in Laminar and Turbulent Flow
H. K. Moffatt;A. Tsinober.
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics (1992)
Helicity and the Calugareanu Invariant
Henry Keith Moffatt;Renzo L. Ricca.
Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (1992)
Magnetostatic equilibria and analogous Euler flows of arbitrarily complex topology. Part 1. Fundamentals
H. K. Moffatt.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1985)
Magnetostatic equilibria and analogous Euler flows of arbitrarily complex topology. Part 2. Stability considerations
H. K. Moffatt.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1986)
Stretched vortices - the sinews of turbulence; large-Reynolds-number asymptotics
H. K. Moffatt;S. Kida;K. Ohkitani.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1994)
Topological Fluid Mechanics
H. K. Moffatt.
Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium (1990)
Transport effects associated with turbulence with particular attention to the influence of helicity
H K Moffatt.
Reports on Progress in Physics (1983)
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