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6650
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Overview

Siegfried Hess is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The subfields of their expertise also encompass Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Information Systems, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main topics covered by Hess's work include Astro and Planetary Science, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Planetary Science and Exploration, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Hess has contributed publications to several scientific venues, with frequent publications in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science and arXiv (Cornell University). Other venues include Challenges, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, and Nature Communications.

Frequent coauthors in Hess's research include Pierre Sarrailh, I. Dandouras, Matt Taylor, Johan De Keyser, and Yoshifumi Futaana.

Recent papers authored by or related to Hess cover diverse topics and are published in reputable journals and platforms:

  • "Bitcoin and Its Energy, Environmental, and Social Impacts: An Assessment of Key Research Needs in the Mining Sector," 2023, Challenges
  • "Space plasma physics science opportunities for the lunar orbital platform - Gateway," 2023, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • "Drifting discrete Jovian radio bursts reveal acceleration processes related to Ganymede and the main aurora," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Flash-over propagation simulation upon spacecrafts solar panels," 2021, Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Cassini-Plasma Interaction Simulations Revealing the Cassini Ion Wake Characteristics: Implications for In-Situ Data Analyses and Ion Temperature Estimates," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Best Publications

  • Rheological and small angle neutron scattering investigation of shear‐induced particle structures of concentrated polymer dispersions submitted to plane Poiseuille and Couette flowa)

    H. M. Laun;R. Bung;S. Hess;W. Loose

  • Fokker-Planck-Equation Approach to Flow Alignment in Liquid Crystals

    Siegfried Hess

  • Rheology and structural changes of polymer melts via nonequilibrium molecular dynamics

    Martin Kröger;Werner Loose;Siegfried Hess

  • Rheological Evidence for a Dynamical Crossover in Polymer Melts via Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics

    Martin Kröger;Siegfried Hess

  • Alignment tensor versus director: Description of defects in nematic liquid crystals.

    A. Sonnet;A. Kilian;S. Hess

  • Rheology of dense model fluids via nonequilibrium molecular dynamics: Shear thinning and ordering transition

    W. Loose;S. Hess

  • Irreversible Thermodynamics of Nonequilibrium Alignment Phenomena in Molecular Liquids and in Liquid Crystals

    Siegfried Hess

  • Viscoelastic flows studied by smoothed particle dynamics

    Marco Ellero;Martin Kröger;Martin Kröger;Siegfried Hess

  • Non‐Newtonian phenomena in simple fluids

    Denis J. Evans;Howard J. M. Hanley;Siegfried Hess

  • Structure and dynamics of dilute polymer solutions under shear flow via nonequilibrium molecular dynamics

    C. Aust;M. Kröger;S. Hess

  • Stability and Instability of an Uniaxial Alignment Against Biaxial Distortions in the Isotropic and Nematic Phases of Liquid Crystals

    P. Kaiser;W. Wiese;S. Hess

  • On the anisotropy of diffusion in nematic liquid crystals: test of a modified affine transformation model via molecular dynamics

    S Hess;D Frenkel;Michael P Allen

  • Pre-and Post-Transitional Behavior of the Flow Alignment and Flow-Induced Phase Transition in Liquid Crystals

    Siegfried Hess

  • Nonequilibrium molecular-dynamics studies on the anisotropic viscosity of perfectly aligned nematic liquid crystals.

    Dieter Baalss;Siegfried Hess

  • Viscosity coefficients of partially aligned nematic and nematic discotic liquid crystals.

    Harald Ehrentraut;Siegfried Hess

  • Shear-induced angular dependence of the liquid pair correlation function.

    H.J.M. Hanley;J.C. Rainwater;S. Hess

  • Derivation and Application of an Algorithm for the Numerical Calculation of the Local Orientation of Nematic Liquid Crystals

    A. Kilian;Siegfried Hess

  • Shear-flow-induced distortion of the pair-correlation function

    Siegfried Hess

  • Orientational dynamics of nematic liquid crystals under shear flow

    G. Rienäcker;S. Hess

  • Chaotic and regular shear-induced orientational dynamics of nematic liquid crystals

    Götz Rienäcker;Martin Kröger;Martin Kröger;Martin Kröger;Siegfried Hess;Siegfried Hess

  • Chaotic orientational behavior of a nematic liquid crystal subjected to a steady shear flow.

    Götz Rienäcker;Martin Kröger;Martin Kröger;Martin Kröger;Siegfried Hess;Siegfried Hess

  • Molecular dynamics of model liquid crystals composed of semiflexible molecules

    Frédéric Affouard;Martin Kröger;Siegfried Hess

  • On the theory of irreversible processes in molecular liquids and liquid crystals, nonequilibrium phenomena associated with the second and fourth rank alignment tensors

    I. Pardowitz;S. Hess

  • Rotation and deformation of a finitely extendable flexible polymer molecule in a steady shear flow

    Carsten Aust;Siegfried Hess;Martin Kröger

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Kröger
Martin Kröger ETH Zurich
Ortwin Hess
Ortwin Hess Trinity College Dublin
Peter Fischer
Peter Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Karl Kleinermanns
Karl Kleinermanns Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jürgen Wolfrum
Jürgen Wolfrum Heidelberg University
Christof Schulz
Christof Schulz University of Duisburg-Essen
Denis J. Evans
Denis J. Evans Australian National University
Harald Tschesche
Harald Tschesche Bielefeld University
Helmut Grubmüller
Helmut Grubmüller Max Planck Society
William G. Hoover
William G. Hoover University of California, Davis

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