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  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development of structural properties of dynamical models used in plasma physics, especially concerning the Hamiltonian formulation of the MHD and VlasovMaxwell systems
  • 1971 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Philip Morrison is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research intersects several domains within physics and engineering, emphasizing advanced theoretical frameworks and computational methods.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • A general metriplectic framework with application to dissipative extended magnetohydrodynamics, 2020, Journal of Plasma Physics
  • Some observations regarding brackets and dissipation, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Inclusive curvaturelike framework for describing dissipation: Metriplectic 4-bracket dynamics, 2024, Physical review. E
  • Shearless effective barriers to chaotic transport induced by even twin islands in nontwist systems, 2024, Physical review. E
  • A collision operator for describing dissipation in noncanonical phase space, 2024, Fundamental Plasma Physics

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • William Barham
  • Éric Sonnendrücker
  • D. A. Kaltsas
  • G. N. Throumoulopoulos
  • Azeddine Zaidni

Philip Morrison has contributed extensively to publications in notable venues, particularly:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physics of Plasmas
  • Physical review. E
  • Journal of Mathematical Physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The main fields of study consist of physics and astronomy, along with engineering. More specialized subfields focus on:

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Applied Mathematics

The core topics of research work cover the following areas:

  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods

Recognition for the scientist's contributions includes:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) awarded in 1992 for work on structural properties of dynamical models in plasma physics, especially the Hamiltonian formulation of MHD and VlasovMaxwell systems
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1971

Best Publications

  • Noncanonical Hamiltonian Density Formulation of Hydrodynamics and Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics.

    Philip J. Morrison;John M. Greene

  • The Maxwell-Vlasov equations as a continuous hamiltonian system

    Philip J. Morrison

  • Poisson brackets for fluids and plasmas

    Philip J. Morrison

  • Chaotic transport by Rossby waves in shear flow

    Diego Del-Castillo-Negrete;Philip J Morrison

  • A paradigm for jointed Hamiltonian and dissipative systems

    P J Morrison

  • A four‐field model for tokamak plasma dynamics

    Richard D Hazeltine;M T Kotschenreuther;Philip J Morrison

  • OMNIDIRECTIONAL INVERSE COMPTON AND SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FROM COSMIC DISTRIBUTIONS OF FAST ELECTRONS AND THERMAL PHOTONS.

    James E. Felten;Philip Morrison

  • Magnetic field lines, Hamiltonian dynamics, and nontwist systems

    P. J. Morrison

  • GEMPIC: geometric electromagnetic particle-in-cell methods

    Michael Kraus;Katharina Kormann;Philip J. Morrison;Eric Sonnendrücker

  • Hamiltonian formulation of reduced magnetohydrodynamics

    P. J. Morrison;R. D. Hazeltine

  • Nonlinear dynamics of magnetic islands with curvature and pressure

    M. Kotschenreuther;R. D. Hazeltine;P. J. Morrison

  • Structure and structure-preserving algorithms for plasma physics

    P. J. Morrison

  • Resistive tearing instability with equilibrium shear flow

    X. L. Chen;P. J. Morrison

  • Hamiltonian four-field model for nonlinear tokamak dynamics

    R. D. Hazeltine;C. T. Hsu;P. J. Morrison

  • A discontinuous Galerkin method for the Vlasov-Poisson system

    R. E. Heath;I. M. Gamba;P. J. Morrison;C. Michler

  • Self-focusing of an optical beam in a plasma

    Kurki-Suonio T;Morrison Pj;Tajima T

  • Fluid element relabeling symmetry

    Nikhil Padhye;Philip J Morrison

  • Resistive tearing mode instability with shear flow and viscosity

    L. Ofman;X. L. Chen;P. J. Morrison;R. S. Steinolfson

  • Self-consistent chaos in the beam-plasma instability

    J. L. Tennyson;J. D. Meiss;P. J. Morrison

  • Action principles for the Vlasov equation

    Huanchun Ye;Philip J Morrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D Hazeltine
Richard D Hazeltine The University of Texas at Austin
Neil J. Balmforth
Neil J. Balmforth University of British Columbia
Harry L. Swinney
Harry L. Swinney The University of Texas at Austin
Irene M. Gamba
Irene M. Gamba The University of Texas at Austin
James D. Meiss
James D. Meiss University of Colorado Boulder
Toshiki Tajima
Toshiki Tajima University of California, Irvine
Hans A. Bethe
Hans A. Bethe Cornell University
Jerrold E. Marsden
Jerrold E. Marsden California Institute of Technology
Darryl D. Holm
Darryl D. Holm Imperial College London
Anthony M. Bloch
Anthony M. Bloch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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