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Dr Chippy Thyagaraja
Position:
Senior Research Scientist
Department:
Plasma Theory and Modelling
Recurrent motions in certain continuum dynamical systems
A. Thyagaraja
Physics of Fluids, 22, 2093 (1979)
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Temperature fluctuations and heat transfer in tokamaks
F.A. Haas, A. Thyagaraja
Nuclear Fusion, 20, 611 (1980)
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Perturbation analysis of a simple model of magnetic island structures
A. Thyagaraja
Physics of Fluids, 24, 1716 (1981)
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Nonhyperbolicity of multi-phase flow equations: a nonlinear nonproblem?
A. Thyagaraja, D.F. Fletcher
Communications in Computational Physics, 56, 115 (1989)
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A nonlinear dynamic model of relaxation oscillations in tokamaks
D. Harvey, F.A. Haas, A. Thyagaraja
Physics of Plasmas, 6, 2380 (1999)
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Numerical simulations of tokamak plasma turbulence and internal transport barriers
A. Thyagaraja
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 42, B255 (2000)
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Rapid beat generation of large-scale zonal flows by drift waves: a nonlinear paradigm
D.R. McCarthy, C.N. Lashmore-Davies, A. Thyagaraja
Physical Review Letters, 93, 65004 (2004)
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Profile turbulence interactions, magnetohydrodynamic relaxations and transport in tokamaks
A. Thyagaraja et al
Physics of Plasmas, 12, 090907 (2005)
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Rotation driven by fast ions in tokamaks
A. Thyagaraja, F. Schwander, K.G. McClements
Physics of Plasmas, 14, 112504 (2007)
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Global two-fluid turbulence simulations of L-H transitions and ELMs in the COMPASS-D tokamak
A. Thyagaraja, M. Valovic, P.J. Knight
Physics of Plasmas, 17, 042507 (2010)
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Research interests
- Plasma turbulence and transport
- Mesoplasma dynamics
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Fluid mechanics including multi-phase flows
Current research
- Global numerical simulations of electromagnetic turbulence and transport in tokamaks with special emphasis on simulations of MAST, COMPASS and JET (ultimately, ITER) plasmas in relation to strong rotation, pellets, transients and profile-turbulence interaction on the mesoscales
Dr Thyagaraja has been motivated throughout his research career to seek the “answer” wherever it may be found and to construct theoretical models to understand and interpret and ultimately develop the ability to predict the outcomes of real experiments and observations.
He has also been deeply interested in teaching and explaining difficult scientific/mathematical concepts to non-scientists, both in his official capacity and as a “Science and Engineering Ambassador” for SET/Oxford Trust over the last 15 years.
He considers that his published papers, students and lectures represent his career achievements and must speak for themselves.
Education and qualifications
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1972
M.Sc. Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1969
B.Sc. Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, Loyola College, University of Madras, 1967
Awards and honours
Fellow of the Institute of Physics, 1987-
