Spring 25
MAT675
PDE and Mathematical Physics
Zeiten:
Do 16.15 - 18.00 Room: ETH HG G 19.2 Seats:
Organized by
Prof. Dr. Peter Hintz, Prof. Dr. Mikaela Iacobelli, Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schlein, Prof. Dr. Klaus Widmayer

Talks

18.09.2025
Between Landau damping and parabolic regularity: kinetic equations for plasma
We will discuss recent advances on the mathematical kinetic theory of plasma. First, we will present a new Landau damping result for the (screened) Vlasov-Poisson equation in the presence of an ion, justifying the stopping power law in plasma physics. Since the equation is non-dissipative and time-reversible, the key challenge lies in a detailed study of dispersion/phase-mixing. This is in contrast to the collisional kinetic equations for plasma, which are parabolic PDEs formally satisfying an entropy dissipation theorem. We present new results on the regularity and well-posedness of the Landau- and Balescu-Lenard equations, featuring a new blow-down mechanism for singular data. Based on joint works with M. Duerinckx, M.P. Gualdani and R. Höfer.
Raphael Winter
University of Bonn

23.10.2025
Julien Sabin

Module: MAT675 Seminar PDE and Mathematical Physics