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Key Research Interests
My research focuses on interacting systems possessing many degrees of freedom: I am interested in nonlinear dynamics, thermalisation and out-of-equilibrium regimes arising in these systems. I tackle my research problems using theoretical approaches coming from turbulence, wave-turbulence, statistical mechanics, stochastic processes and integrable systems, and by performing numerical simulations.
Most of my research is devoted to types of fluids called quantum fluids: in this area, I study the dynamics of topological defects, called quantum vortices, their interplay with wave excitations, and the mechanisms leading to equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium regimes. I also have research interests in water wave dynamics and nonlinear optics, ranging from weakly interacting waves to coherent structures like solitons and breathers sometimes used as rogue wave prototypes. Finally, I conduct research on other nonlinear systems, mainly discrete models like anharmonic chains.
More details about my research can be found on my research website.
Biography
I am currently an Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at the UEA School of Mathematics, but my background is in theoretical physics. I completed a Batchelor's degree in Physics and a Master's degree in Theoretical Physics at the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy. There I also obtained my PhD in Physics supervised by Prof. Miguel Onorato on a project entitled "Turbulence in open systems: a weakly nonlinear approach". Before being appointed Lecturer at UEA School of Mathematics, I continued to work in Torino with Prof. Miguel Onorato as a postdoctorate research fellow on the project "Extreme Seas" funded by the European Research Council.
More details about my research can be found on my research website.
Teaching Interests
At the UEA School of Mathematics I lecture / have lectured the following topics:
- Probability Theory
- Special Relativity
- Financial Mathematics
- Fourier Transforms & Method of Characteristics
- Water Theory
For the MAGIC consortium, I also lecture / have lectured the following postgraduate-level topics:
- Introduction to superfluids and turbulence (MAGIC092)
- Numerical methods in Python (MAGIC099)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Turbulence in open systems: a weakly nonlinear approach, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
Master of Physics, The Gross-Pitaevskii equation and the dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Bachelor of Science, A variational approach to the three body plane problem, Università degli Studi di Torino
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Keywords
- Physics
- nonlinear systems
- turbulence
- superfluids
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Holographic quantum fluids
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/06/24 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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MAGIC (Mathematics Access Grid Instruction and Collaboration) - 2021-2026
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: Training
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Vortices in Quantum Fluids with extensions to more than three spatial dimensions
London Mathematical Society (The)
5/07/21 → 27/08/21
Project: Research
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Undergraduate Bursary - Mathematical models of multi-scale brain network interactions
London Mathematical Society (The)
15/06/20 → 9/08/20
Project: Research
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Starting flow past an airfoil and its acquired lift in a superfluid
Musser, S., Proment, D., Onorato, M. & Irvine, W. T. M., 11 Oct 2019, In: Physical Review Letters. 123, 15, 154502 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Universal and nonuniversal aspects of vortex reconnections in superfluids
Villois, A., Proment, D. & Krstulovic, G., 4 Apr 2017, In: Physical Review Fluids. 2, 4, 044701.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wind generated rogue waves in an annular wave flume
Toffoli, A., Proment, D., Salman, H., Monbaliu, J., Frascoli, F., Dafilis, M., Stramignoni, E., Forza, R., Manfrin, M. & Onorato, M., 7 Apr 2017, In: Physical Review Letters. 118, 14, 144503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Route to thermalization in the α-Fermi–Pasta–Ulam system
Onorato, M., Vozella, L., Proment, D. & Lvov, Y. V., 7 Apr 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 112, 14, p. 4208–4213 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Helicity conservation by flow across scales in reconnecting vortex links and knots
Scheeler, M. W., Kleckner, D., Proment, D., Kindlmann, G. L. & Irvine, W. T. M., 28 Oct 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111, 43, p. 15350-15355 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile92 Citations (SciVal)85 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Young Scientist Award
Proment, Davide (Recipient), Sept 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics
Proment, Davide (Recipient), Villois, Alberto (Recipient) & Krstulovic, Giorgio (Recipient), 18 Nov 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 4 Visiting an external academic institution
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Université de Lille
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
Dec 2023 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
Jun 2022 → Jul 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Heidelberg University
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
Mar 2022 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
Davide Proment (Visiting researcher)
Nov 2017 → Dec 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution