About NMPP
Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.
The Division
The Numerical Methods for Plasma Physics (NMPP) division is part of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching, Germany. The division is led by Prof. Eric Sonnendrücker and develops advanced numerical methods and simulation software for plasma physics, with applications to magnetic confinement fusion in tokamaks and stellarators such as Wendelstein 7-X.
Research
Our work spans geometric numerical integration, structure-preserving finite element methods, kinetic and gyrokinetic simulation, magnetohydrodynamics, turbulence modelling, and probabilistic data analysis. A unifying theme is the design of algorithms that respect the geometric and variational structure of plasma models, leading to long-time stability and conservation of physical invariants.
See our software codes for details, and our publications and dissertations for scientific output.
Software Codes
NMPP software includes GeometricIntegrators.jl for symplectic and variational integration, PSYDAC for isogeometric analysis and compatible finite element discretizations, GEMPICX, BSL6D, and Gyselalib++ for kinetic and gyrokinetic simulations, GVEC for 3D MHD equilibria, STRUPHY for structure-preserving hybrid simulations, and GeometricMachineLearning.jl for structure-preserving machine learning.
Contact
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Boltzmannstraße 2, top floor of building D2
85748 Garching, Germany
You can find a map of the institure here.