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Professor Peter Robinson Office: Room 462, A29 Phone: +61 2 9351 3779 Fax: +61 2 9351 7726 Mail: School of Physics The University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Email: p.robinson@physics.usyd.edu.au

Research Interests of Peter Robinson

Space Physics: Solar and planetary radio emission processes are studied, including nonlinear, stochastic, and wave-particle aspects. Applications to type II and III solar radio bursts, planetary foreshock emissions, and the auroras are pursued. Comparison with spacecraft observations is undertaken in collaboration with workers in the US and Europe.

Plasma turbulence and nonlinear waves: Theories and applications of strong Langmuir turbulence and wave collapse are studied. Large scale electromagnetic Langmuir turbulence simulations are being undertaken in collaboration with workers at Berkeley and Caltech.

Neurophysics: A continuum model of EEG waves has been developed and is being applied to calculate spectra, impulse responses, stead states, and dynamics of the electrical activity of the brain. Comparison with clinical observations is being carried out in collaboration with the Brain Dynamics Center of Westmead Hospital and the Mental Health Research Institute, Victoria.

Optics: Waves in photonic crystals and random media are being studied, with particular interest in band structure and random lasers.

Self-Organized Criticality: Applications of self-organized criticality to space and biological systems are being investigated.

Other Activities

Director: Center for Wave Physics
Associate Director: Brain Dynamics Center
Member: Organising committee of the International Congress on Plasma Physics 2002

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