Dr William Hornsby
My research interests include:
- Plasma transport theory.
- Plasma turbulence theory.
- Kinetic simulation of the above.
- The simulation of the effect of the (Neoclassical) Tearing mode on plasma turbulence.
- Large scale Plasma computation using our own supercomputer (Named Francesca), or at large scale international facilities (HECToR).
- Numerical methods for the solution of differential equations.
I currently work in the GKW subgroup developing the flux-tube finite difference Gyro-Kinetic code (surprisingly named GKW). Specifically my work centres on,
- Refining the numerics of the Gyrokinetic code GKW.
- Collision operators.
- Using GKW to simulate the effect of Magnetic Islands (produced via the Tearing mode) on plasma turbulence and fusion plasma stability.
- Visualisation of three dimensional data.
The code can now be downloaded from Google code.
![Electrostatic potential in a flux tube in toroidal coordinates](toroidalfluxtube.png?maxWidth=528&maxHeight=528)
More details can be found in the paper Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 52 (2010) 075011
![Snapshot of 3D simulation](https://www-images.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/cfsa/people/hornsby/3dlowcoll0000.jpeg?maxWidth=376&maxHeight=376)
When not doing physics I can usually be found on my bicycle flying around the highways and byways of Warwickshire. I am a member of the Kenilworth Wheelers cycling club.
Contact Details
William Hornsby
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Fusion, Space & Astrophysics
Department of Physics
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
Room: PS122
Tel:
Fax: +44 (0) 24 7652 3672
Email: W.A.Hornsby@warwick.ac.uk
William Hornsby
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