Linjin Zheng

Dr. Zheng specializes both in the analytic theory and the large-scale numerical computation of magnetically confined plasmas. He authored four books with IOP. His major contributions with his colleagues include

• Development of dual q description of X point physics, Phys, Plasmas 32, 012501 (2025) .
• Discovery of high beta steady-state scenario of negative triangularity tokamak, Fundamental Plasma Phys.10, Plasma Science Crossroads 2023, 100051 (2024).
• Asymptotic vacuum solution at X-point tip, Phys. Plasmas 30 (Featured article), 112508 (2023).
• Modification of Lie’s transform perturbation theory, Phys, Plasmas 30, 042515 (2023).
• Perpendicular magnetofluid theory for magnetically confined plasmas, Phys, Plasmas 27 (Editor’s Pick), 052503 (2020)  
• Interpretation of edge harmonic oscillations, Nucl. Fusion 53, 063009 (2013).
• Free boundary ballooning mode representation, Phys. Plasmas 19, 102506 (2012).
• Interpretation of edge localized modes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 115001 (2008).
• Modification of the linear gyrokinetic theory, Phys. Plasmas 14, 072505 (2007).
• Shear Alfven resonance stabilization of RWMs, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 255003 (2005).
• Development of energetic particle mode theory, Phys.  Plasmas 8, 2222 (2000). 
• Discovery of the 2nd toroidal Alfven eigenmodes (TAEs), hys. Plasmas 5, 444 (1998).
• Discovery of the upper branch of kinetic TAEs, Phys.  Plasmas 5, 1056 (1998).
• Energetic particle modified Mercier criterion (Ph. D. Dissertation 1989); Phys. Fluids B4,1416 (1992).

With his colleagues, he also developed the tokamak MHD and kinetic stability codes: AEGIS and AEGIS-K and the tokamak equilibrium codes: ATEQ.