Jürgen Nührenberg
Jürgen Nührenberg (born February 2, 1942 in Berlin ) is a German plasma physicist.
Nührenberg studied physics at the University of Göttingen and the University of Munich , where he received his doctorate in 1969 under Arnulf Schlüter ( linear and toroidal magnetohydrostatic equilibria ). He was a post-doctoral student at the University of Iowa and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University . In 1971 he went to the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching near Munich , where he dealt with the theory of stellarators for controlled nuclear fusion.
In 1979 he became head of the group “Theory of Three-Dimensional Systems” and in 1981 head of the Stellarator Physics group . In 1996 he became a scientific member of the IPP and in 1997 director at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in the Greifswald branch and professor at the University of Greifswald .
In the 1980s, Nührenberg and Allen Boozer (Columbia University) developed methods to optimize the magnetic field of stellarators in such a way that the stability properties for plasma confinement were comparable to those of the tokamak . In contrast to tokamakas, stellarators can work continuously, but they have a more complicated field without simple rotational symmetry as with the tokamak. Boozer formulated stability conditions for the stellarator fields (including quasi-symmetry ) and Nührenberg showed that these could be implemented in concrete magnetic field configurations. Their concepts and calculations were confirmed in the Wendelstein 7-AS and other stellarators and form the basis for the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Greifswald. Nührenberg has been a member of the project management team for the planning of Wendelstein 7-X since 1990 and has been significantly involved in its development.
In 2010 he received the Hannes Alfvén Prize for this with Boozer .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jürgen Nührenberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Communication from the MPI on the appointment in 1997
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nührenberg, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |