Prof. John E Allen

MA, Ph D, DEng, DSc.

Status

Emeritus

Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science. Visiting Professor in Physics, Imperial College, London.

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Research groups

Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Address

Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Recent publications

Propagation of periodic wave trains along the magnetic field in a collision-free plasma

Abbas, G Kevrekidis, P Allen, J Koukouloyannis, V Frantzeskakis, D Karachalios, N Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical volume 53 issue 42 (02 Oct 2020)

Solitary and periodic waves in collisionless plasmas: the Adlam-Allen model revisited

Allen, J Frantzeskakis, D Karachalios, N Kevrekidis, P Koukouloyannis, V Physical Review E volume 102 (20 Jul 2020)

A study of the propagation of a solitary wave along the magnetic field in a cold collision-free plasma

Abbas, G Allen, J Coppins, M Simons, L James, L Physics of Plasmas volume 27 issue 4 (02 Apr 2020)

Simulated dynamics of a plasma-sheath-liquid interface

Holgate, J Coppins, M Allen, J New Journal of Physics volume 21 issue 6 (04 Jun 2019)

The Bennett pinch for non-relativistic electrons

Allen, J Simons, L Journal of Plasma Physics volume 84 issue 6 905840609- (26 Nov 2018)

Research interests

Dusty Plasmas
Plasma boundaries and the Bohm criterion
Plasmas created by ultra-violet light
Magnetic confinement revisited
The propagation of strong collision-free magnetohydrodynamic waves

References (to illustrate the above topics)

Allen, J.E., On supersonic flow around an obstacle, 2013, J. Plasma Phys., 79, 315.
Allen, J.E., The plasma boundary in a magnetic field, 2008, Contrib. Plasma Phys., 48, 400.
Franklin, R.N. et al, Plasmas generated by ultra-violet light rather than electron impact, 2013, Phys. Plasmas, 20, 123508.
Allen, J.E., The Bennett pinch revisited, 2010, 37th E.P.S. Conference on Plasma Physics, E.C.A., 34 A, P4.181.