Overview
Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics (NMPP) develops advanced numerical methods,
high-performance simulation software, and data-driven tools for plasma physics. The code portfolio spans
geometric integration, structure-preserving finite element methods, kinetic simulation,
magnetohydrodynamics, and probabilistic data analysis.
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Latest Research
Dissertation
Development and implementation of algorithms for kinetic Vlasov systems on various hardware architectures
2025PHD by Nils Schild
PHD thesis by Nils Schild…
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A High-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method for electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations of tokamak plasmas with open field lines
2026Zhixin Lu, Guo Meng, Eric Sonnendrücker, Roman Hatzky, Giorgio Daneri, Gengxian Li, Peiyou Jiang, Klaus Reuter, Matthias Hoelzl
Abstract A high-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method is developed and implemented for global electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations of t…
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A least-action principle for visco-resistive Hall magnetohydrodynamics with metriplectic reformulation
2026Valentin Carlier, Martin Campos-Pinto
We present a new variational formulation for viscous and resistive Hall magnetohydrodynamics. We first find a variational principle for ideal Hall magnetohydrodynamics by applying …
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A quasi-neutral electromagnetic hybrid model with drift-kinetic electrons and fully kinetic ions
2026Guo Meng, Nishant Narechania, Eric Sonnendruecker
Abstract In this work, we propose a hybrid model that combines drift-kinetic electrons with fully kinetic ions under the quasi-neutrality assumption, discretized using a geometric …
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Development and analysis of structure-preserving finite element methods on non-conforming meshes
2025PHD by Frederik Schnack
PHD thesis by Frederik Schnack…
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Uncertainty quantification in three-dimensional plasma equilibrium reconstruction
2025PHD by Robert Köberl
PHD thesis by Robert Köberl…
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Development and implementation of algorithms for kinetic Vlasov systems on various hardware architectures
2025PHD by Nils Schild
PHD thesis by Nils Schild…
Read Dissertation →Publication
A High-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method for electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations of tokamak plasmas with open field lines
2026Zhixin Lu, Guo Meng, Eric Sonnendrücker, Roman Hatzky, Giorgio Daneri, Gengxian Li, Peiyou Jiang, Klaus Reuter, Matthias Hoelzl
Abstract A high-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method is developed and implemented for global electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations of t…
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