Overview

Research Interests

My primary research interests are in theoretical and computational modelling in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). I am particularly interested in the fundamental properties of MHD turbulence and the generation of magnetic fields in the universe (dynamo theory). More generally, I am interested in fluid instabilities, nonlinear phenomena in the physical sciences, and using the techniques of high-performance computing to solve problems that cannot be addressed otherwise.

Biographical Information

I joined the University of Exeter as a lecturer in Applied Mathematics in 2012. Prior to this I was a research scientist in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, USA, and a postdoctoral fellow at the High Altitude Observatory, USA. I obtained my PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Leeds in 2004.

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Publications

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| 2022 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002 |

2022

• Wang C, Gilbert A, Mason J. (2022) An analytical study of the MHD clamshell instability on a sphere, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, volume 953, DOI:10.1017/jfm.2022.973.
• Kirkinis E, Mason J, de la Cruz MO. (2022) Odd-viscosity-induced passivation of Moffatt vortices, JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, volume 950, article no. ARTN A19, DOI:10.1017/jfm.2022.820. [PDF]
• Wang C, Gilbert AD, Mason J. (2022) An analytical study of the MHD clamshell instability on a sphere. [PDF]
• Wang C, Gilbert A, Mason J. (2022) Critical-layer instability of shallow water magnetohydrodynamic shear flows. [PDF]

2017

• Zhdankin V, Boldyrev S, Mason J. (2017) Influence of a large-scale field on energy dissipation in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, volume 468, no. 4, pages 4025-4029, DOI:10.1093/mnras/stx611. [PDF]

2016

• Gilbert AD, Mason J, Tobias SM. (2016) Flux expulsion with dynamics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, volume 791, pages 568-588, DOI:10.1017/jfm.2016.60.

2015

• Pongkitiwanichakul P, Cattaneo F, Boldyrev S, Mason J, Perez JC. (2015) A model of plasma heating by large-scale flow, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume 454, no. 2, pages 1503-1508, DOI:10.1093/mnras/stv2008. [PDF]

2014

• Mason J, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F, Perez JC. (2014) The statistics of a passive scalar in field-guided magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, volume 108, no. 6, pages 686-695, DOI:10.1080/03091929.2014.964231.
• Perez JC, Mason J, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F. (2014) SCALING PROPERTIES OF SMALL-SCALE FLUCTUATIONS IN MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, volume 793, no. 1, article no. ARTN L13, DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/793/1/L13. [PDF]

2013

• Boldyrev S, Perez JC, Mason J, Cattaneo F. (2013) Recent results on magnetic plasma turbulence, AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 1539, pages 135-138, DOI:10.1063/1.4811006.

2012

• Zhdankin V, Boldyrev S, Mason J. (2012) Distribution of magnetic discontinuities in the solar wind and in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Astrophysical Journal Letters, volume 760, no. 2, DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/760/2/L22.
• Mason J, Perez JC, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F. (2012) On the Energy Spectrum of Strong Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, Physical Review X, volume 2, article no. 041005, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevX.2.041005.
• Mason J, Perez JC, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F. (2012) Numerical simulations of strong incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Physics of Plasmas, volume 19, no. 5, DOI:10.1063/1.3694123.
• Zhdankin V, Boldyrev S, Mason J, Perez JC. (2012) Magnetic discontinuities in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and in the solar wind, Physical Review Letters, volume 108, no. 17, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.175004.

2011

• Mason J, Malyshkin L, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F. (2011) Magnetic dynamo action in random flows with zero and finite correlation times, Astrophysical Journal, volume 730, no. 2, DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/730/2/86.
• Mason J, Perez JC, Cattaneo F, Boldyrev S. (2011) Extended scaling laws in numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Astrophysical Journal Letters, volume 735, no. 2, DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/735/2/L26.

2009

• Boldyrev S, Mason J, Cattaneo F. (2009) Dynamic alignment and exact scaling laws in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Astrophysical Journal, volume 699, no. 1 PART 2, DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/699/1/L39.

2008

• Mason J, Cattaneo F, Boldyrev S. (2008) Numerical measurements of the spectrum in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, volume 77, no. 3, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.036403.
• Mason J, Hughes DW, Tobias SM. (2008) The effects of flux transport on interface dynamos, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume 391, no. 1, pages 467-480, DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13918.x.

2007

• Mason J, Boldyrev S, Cattaneo F. (2007) The spectrum and small-scale structures of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, SINS - SMALL IONIZED AND NEUTRAL STRUCTURES IN THE DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM, volume 365, pages 315-+. [PDF]

2006

• Mason J, Knobloch E. (2006) Solitary dynamo waves, PHYSICS LETTERS A, volume 355, no. 2, pages 110-117, DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2006.02.013. [PDF]
• Mason J, Cattaneo F, Boldyrev S. (2006) Dynamic alignment in driven magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Phys Rev Lett, volume 97, no. 25, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255002. [PDF]

2005

• Mason J, Knobloch E. (2005) Long dynamo waves, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, volume 205, no. 1-4, pages 100-124, DOI:10.1016/j.physd.2005.01.006.

2004

• Bushby P, Mason J. (2004) Understanding the solar dynamo, Astronomy and Geophysics, volume 45, no. 4, pages 4.07-4.13, DOI:10.1046/j.1468-4004.2003.45407.x.
• Mason J, Bushby P. (2004) Understanding the solar dynamo, Astronomy & Geophysics, volume 45, pages 4.07-4.13, DOI:10.1046/j.1468-4004.2003.45407.x.

2002

• Mason J, Hughes DW, Tobias SM. (2002) The competition in the solar dynamo between surface and deep-seated α-effects, Astrophysical Journal, volume 580, no. 1 II, DOI:10.1086/345419.

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