Kunioki Mima
Kunioki Mima | |
|---|---|
三間圀興 | |
| Born | 17 August 1945 |
| Died | 5 January 2025 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Kyoto University (B.S., Ph.D.) |
| Awards |
|
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plasma physics |
| Thesis | (1973) |
Kunioki Mima (三間 圀興, Mima Kunioki, 17 August 1945 – 5 January 2025) was a Japanese plasma physicist. He is known for his contributions to the theory of turbulent transport in plasmas, and in particular the derivation of the Hasegawa–Mima equation in 1977, which won him the 2011 Hannes Alfvén Prize.