Gergely Buza gb643@cam.ac.uk
Hungary
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Churchill College
PhD thesis: To be confirmed
Research interests:
1. Dynamical systems
2. Turbulent flows
3. Differential geometry
My PhD covers a variety of topics at the interface between dynamical systems and turbulent flows. The dynamical systems approach has proven to be a valuable tool in addressing Newtonian turbulence, however, not much is understood in the context of viscoelastic flows, for instance. As a first task, I will map out how certain linear instabilities evolve in the phase space by performing a bifurcation analysis, which will hopefully reveal the dynamical mechanisms responsible for inertial turbulence in viscoelastic flows. This will then open the pathway to explain many unanswered questions of turbulence in the viscoelastic setting.
Who or what inspired you to pursue your research interests?
I am just genuinely fascinated by the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in different areas of physics, and managing to successfully explain physical phenomena with it is a very rewarding experience.