FRANCESCO CALIFANO

Docenti e ricercatori

Research Area: PHYS-04/A - Fisica Teorica della Materia, Modelli, Metodi Matematici e Applicazioni

L.go B. Pontecorvo, 3, 56127 Pisa (PI), Italy.

francesco.califano@unipi.it

050 2214862

Research activities

The research activity in plasmas focuses on the computational theoretical study of the dynamics of (quasi) non-collisional magnetized plasmas, typically non-equilibrium systems, dominated by strong non-linear effects and characterized by a multi-scale physics corresponding to physical regimes different from each other but strongly interconnected. The main topics are turbulence, magnetic reconnection, solar wind – magnetosphere interaction. The research is carried on in close contact with experimental colleagues with reference to high resolution satellite measurements. Along this research line there is a double Master’s degree with Sorbonne Universitè (first year in Pisa, second in Paris).

Recent publications

  • Cascade-Dissipation Balance in Astrophysical Plasmas: Insights from the Terrestrial Magnetosheath [2024]
  • Comparative simulations of Kelvin–Helmholtz induced magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetospheric flanks [2024]
  • Impact of solar-wind turbulence on a planetary bow shock [2024]
  • Large-scale Linear Magnetic Holes with Magnetic Mirror Properties in Hybrid Simulations of Solar Wind Turbulence [2024]
  • Whistler-mode waves in the tail of Mercury’s magnetosphere: A numerical study [2024]
See all the publications on: Arpi, Orcid, Google Scholar

Courses

  • FISICA 2 (Cod. 334BB) CdS GEO-L SCIENZE GEOLOGICHE (Registro)
  • FLUIDODYNAMICS (Cod. 0024B) CdS WFI-LM FISICA (Registro)
  • METODI NUMERICI PER LA FISICA (Cod. 326BB) CdS WFI-LM FISICA (Registro)
  • PLASMA PHYSICS / FISICA DEI PLASMI (Cod. 353BB) CdS WFI-LM FISICA (Registro)
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