Position
Lecturer with the Rank of Professor
Office Phone
Email
Education
- Ph.D., Astrophysical Science, 1998, Princeton University
- M.A., Astrophysical Science, 1997, Princeton University
- M.S., Space Physics, 1993, Peking University
- B.S., Space Physics, 1990, Peking University
Bio/Description
Research Interests:
- Structure-Preserving Geometric Algorithms, Quantum Algorithms, and Machine Learning
- Topological and Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics
- Fusion Energy, Plasma Physics, and Accelerator Physics
Awards & Honors
- U. S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2004.
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award, 2004.
- American Physical Society Fellow, 2014.
- The Kaul Foundation Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research and Technology Development, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 2020.
- John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research, American Physical Society, 2023.
Teaching
- AST 551 (MAE 525) General Plasma Physics I
- AST 560 Computational Methods in Plasma Physics
- AST 568 Introduction to Classical and Neoclassical Transport and Confinement
Selected Publications
(For a full list of publications see Google Scholar)
- Four no-go theorems on the existence of spin and orbital angular momentum of massless bosons, Eric Palmerduca, Hong Qin, arXiv:2407.06276 (2024).
- Helicity is a topological invariant of massless particles: C=-2h, Eric Palmerduca, Hong Qin, arXiv:2407.03494 (2024).
- Graviton topology, Eric Palmerduca, Hong Qin, Journal of High Energy Physics, in press (2024).
- Advanced fuel fusion, phase space engineering, and structure-preserving geometric algorithms, Hong Qin, Physics of Plasmas 31, 050601 (2024).
- Photon topology, Eric Palmerduca and Hong Qin, Physical Review D 109, 085005 (2024).
- Algebraic discrete quantum harmonic oscillator with dynamic resolution scaling, Michael May, Hong Qin, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 57, 415304 (2024).
- Topological modes and spectral flows in inhomogeneous PT-symmetric continuous media, Yichen Fu and Hong Qin, Phys. Rev. Research 6, 023273 (2024).
- Nonlinear solution of classical three-wave interaction via finite dimensional quantum model, Michael May and Hong Qin, Journal of Plasma Physics 90, 805900302 (2024).
- Topological Langmuir-cyclotron wave, H. Qin and Y. Fu, Science Advances 9, eadd8041 (2023).
- Topological phases and bulk-edge correspondence of magnetized cold plasmas, Y. Fu and H. Qin, Nature Communications 12, 3924 (2021).
- Explicit structure-preserving geometric particle-in-cell algorithm in curvilinear orthogonal coordinate systems and its applications to whole-device 6d kinetic simulations of tokamak physics, J. Xiao and H. Qin, Plasma Science and Technology 23, 055102 (2021).
- Machine learning and serving of discrete field theories, H. Qin, Scientific Reports 10, 13929 (2020).
- The physics of spontaneous parity-time symmetry breaking in the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, Y. Fu and H. Qin, New Journal of Physics 22, 083040 (2020).
- PT-symmetry entails pseudo-Hermiticity regardless of diagonalizability, R. Zhang, H. Qin, and J. Xiao, Journal of Mathematical Physics 61,012101(2020).
- Canonical symplectic particle-in-cell method for long-term large-scale simulations of the Vlasov-Maxwell system, H. Qin, J. Liu, J. Xiao et al., Nuclear Fusion 56, 014001 arXiv:1503.08334 (2016).
- Why is Boris algorithm so good? H. Qin, S. Zhang, J. Xiao et al., Phys. Plasmas 20, 084503 (2013).
- Generalized Courant-Snyder theory for charged-particle dynamics in general focusing lattices, Hong Qin, Ronald C. Davidson, Moses Chung, and Joshua W. Burby, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 104801 (2013).
- Class of generalized Kapchinskij-Vladimirskij solutions and associated envelope equations for high-intensity charged-particle beams, Hong Qin and Ronald C. Davidson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 064803 (2013).
- An Introduction to the Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams in High Energy Accelerators, R. C. Davidson and H. Qin, 583 pp., World Scientific (2001).