About Renzo Ricca

Gallery of Fluid Motion

Gallery of Fluid Motion • Topological collapse of a Möbius soap film Topological transition of a Möbius soap film that develops rapidly a twist fold singularity as changes from a one-sided film surface to a two-sided film surface. • Topological dynamics of quantum vortex knots and links Direct numerical simulation of the interaction and reconnection … Continue reading

23/11/2023 Video Lectures

Advanced Courses Video Lectures

School Courses • Magnetic Helicity, Ampère’s Theorem and Emergence of Linking Two lectures given for the Master course “Interdisciplinary Frontiers in Theoretical Physics” held at the Beijing University of Technology (BJUT). • Riemann, Topology and Physics (2 lectures; 2024) Two lectures given for the Master course “Interdisciplinary Frontiers in Theoretical Physics” held at the Beijing … Continue reading

03/07/2023 Video Lectures

Keynote Lectures and Webinars

Review Talks, Webinars and Short Communications • Keynote lectures and webinars Keynote presentations and webinars on new advancements and progress in the field. • Seminars at international meetings and conferences Short communications of new results at special thematic sessions. Click on to visit and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!… Continue reading

25/09/2022 Video Lectures

Recent Progress in Topological Fluid Dynamics

Slides from the Ravello School on Mathematical Physics (2017) Topological interpretation of helicity Coherent structures and topological fluid mechanics Diffeomorphisms and topological equivalence Kinetic and magnetic helicity of flux tubes Gauss linking number Călugăreanu invariant and geometric decomposition Vortex knots dynamics and momenta of a tangle Localized Induction Approximation (LIA) and Non-Linear Schroedinger (NLS) equation … Continue reading

30/07/2022 Teaching