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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Career

  • 2017- date:  DAMTP,  Cambridge University
  • 1996-2017:  Mathematics,  Bristol University
  • 1992-1996:  Mathematics,  Newcastle University
  • 1992          :  PhD,  MIT

Research

General fluid mechanics: the Navier-Stokes equations (nonlinear dynamics, transition and turbulence); geophysical and astrophysical fluid mechanics (e.g. convection; stably stratified flows; tidal, precessional and librational motion of planetary interiors and subsurface oceans; accretion disks);

Selected Publications

Publications

On smoothed turbulent shear flows: Bounds, numerics and stress-reducing additives
RR Kerswell, D Obrist, PJ Schmid
– Physics of Fluids
(2003)
15,
78
Saturation of electrostatic instability in two-species plasma
NJ BALMFORTH, RR KERSWELL
– Journal of Plasma Physics
(2002)
68,
87
ELLIPTICALINSTABILITY
RR Kerswell
– Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
(2002)
34,
83
Chaotic dynamics in a strained rotating flow: A precessing plane fluid layer
RM MASON, RR KERSWELL
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2002)
471,
71
Upper bounds on general dissipation functionals in turbulent shear flows: Revisiting the 'efficiency' functional
RR KERSWELL
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2002)
461,
239
Bounds on dissipation for Navier–Stokes flow with Kolmogorov forcing
S Childress, RR Kerswell, AD Gilbert
– Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena
(2001)
158,
105
Maximal mixing rate in turbulent stably stratified Couette flow
CP Caulfield, RR Kerswell
– Physics of Fluids
(2001)
13,
894
New results in the variational approach to turbulent Boussinesq convection
RR Kerswell
– Physics of Fluids
(2001)
13,
192
New results in rotating Hagen-Poiseuille flow
DR BARNES, RR KERSWELL
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2000)
417,
103
Lowering dissipation bounds for turbulent shear flows using a smoothness constraint
RR Kerswell
– Physics Letters A
(2000)
272,
230
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Research Group

High-Reynolds-Number Fluid Flow

Room

G1.03

Telephone

01223 766349