Renzo L. Ricca
| Renzo L. Ricca | |
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Renzo Ricca (2012).
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| Born | January 24, 1960 |
| Residence | Cogne-Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Fields |
topological fluid dynamics, structural complexity, vortex dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics |
| Institutions | University of Milano-Bicocca |
| Alma mater |
Politecnico di Torino University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | H. Keith Moffatt |
| Doctoral students | Francesca Maggioni (2006), Chiara Oberti (2016) |
| Notable awards |
J.T. Knight's Prize (1991) MIUR Visiting Scholarship (2003) |
Renzo Luigi Ricca (24 January, 1960) is an Italian-born applied mathematician (naturalized British citizen), professor of mathematical-physics at the University of Milano-Bicocca. His principal research interests are in classical field theory, dynamical systems (vortex dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics) and structural complexity. He is known for his contributions to the field of geometric and topological fluid dynamics and, in particular, for his work on geometric and topological aspects of kinetic and magnetic helicity, and physical knot theory.
Ricca's main research interests lie in potential theory, ideal fluid dynamics, particularly as regards geometric and topological aspects of vortex flows and magnetic fields forming knots, links and braids, and in the study of structural complexity and energy of filament tangles. His Ph.D. work was conducted under the guidance of H. Keith Moffatt on the subject of topological fluid dynamics. In the year 2000 he co-organized and directed a 4-month research program dedicated to the geometry and topology of fluid flows, held at the Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Cambridge, UK), followed by a CIME summer school under the auspices of the Italian Mathematical Union (UMI),and in 2011 a 3-month program on knots and applications, held at the Ennio De Giorgi Mathematical Research Centre of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. On geometric and topological aspects of fluid flows and physical knot theory he has published more than 60 papers and edited 2 volumes. His recent work on fluid knots was selected to be included in the 2012 Highlights of JPA.
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