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Title: "Kinetic Plasma Turbulence: New Insights Into Its Fundamental Nature and Implications for Fusion Energy"
Abstract: Turbulence is ubiquitous in both space and laboratory plasmas. These plasmas are often hot and/or diffuse, which requires the use of kinetic theory, the description of particle distribution functions in a high-dimensional phase space. Turbulence in this phase space exhibits a rich variety of dynamics, altering standard fluid turbulence paradigms in fascinating ways. I will describe new insights into the fundamental nature of kinetic plasma turbulence (applicable to both natural and laboratory plasmas). I will also discuss breakthroughs in understanding and modeling plasma turbulence in fusion devices, addressing the question: what do plasma turbulence simulations say about the prospects for fusion energy and how can such simulations advance these prospects?
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.