WORKSHOP: Plasmas, Computation and Mathematics

等离子体是表现出集体行为的部分电离气体，可以被认为是一种有别于固体、液体和气体的物质状态。它们在自然界中无处不在，构成了宇宙中的大部分物质。基于紧凑型等离子体的光源有可能彻底改变原子跃迁的时间分辨研究，并导致用于医疗诊断的新设备的戏剧性发展。等离子体是聚变能源研究的关键，聚变能源研究可能为人类的未来带来几乎无限的能源。然而，对复杂的等离子体构型进行建模给数学、物理和工程带来了许多挑战。这次研讨会将汇集一群应用数学家和物理学家，他们的技能可以提供一个互惠互利的论坛，就等离子体物理中的问题交换意见。从事非线性动力学、微分几何和拓扑学以及数值分析的数学家拥有的工具可以为等离子体物理和数值模拟开辟新的探索途径。反过来，物理学家可以帮助将数学工作集中到与他们最相关的领域。通过这种方式，可以设想对复杂的等离子体过程有新的见解。

Plasmas are partially ionized gases that exhibit collective behaviour, and may be considered as a state of matter distinct from solid, liquid and gas. They are ubiquitous in Nature and comprise most of the matter in the Universe. Compact plasma-based light sources have the potential to revolutionise time-resolved studies of atomic transitions and lead to dramatic development of new devices for medical diagnosis. Plasmas are key to fusion energy research, which may lead to an almost limitless source of energy for mankind's future. However, modelling complex plasma configurations presents many challenges for mathematics, physics and engineering. This workshop will bring together a group of applied mathematicians and physicists whose skills can offer a mutually beneficial forum for the exchange of ideas on problems in plasma physics. Mathematicians working in non-linear dynamics, differential geometry and topology, and numerical analysis possess tools that can open up new avenues of exploration in plasma physics and numerical simulation. Physicists can in turn help focus the mathematical work into areas of most relevance to them. In this way it is envisaged that new insights into complex plasma processes can be achieved.