Department of Physics
Prof M Braun
| College of Science, Engineering and Technology | |
|---|---|
| School of Science | |
| Department: Physics | |
| Professor | |
| Tel: | 011 670 9074 |
| E-mail: | braunm@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- PhD (Physics) – University of Tuebingen, Germany, 1993
- MSc (Physics) – University of Tuebingen, Germany,1990
NRF Rating
C2Currently teaching
- Theoretical Physics
- Computational Physics
Fields of academic interests
Research interests
- Theoretical Physics
- Computational Physics
- Inverse Scattering
- Few-Body Physics
Field of Specialisation
My main research area is Computational Physics in general with a focus on the method of finite elements in its applications to molecular physics. In addition, I have an interest in inverse scattering, especially for its application to geophysical prospecting.
Journal articles
-
Comparison of finite element density functional with NWChem results for 18 molecules
M Braun, KO Obodo, Indian Journal of Physics 97 (10), 2899-2902
-
Numerical solution of the one dimensional Schrödinger equation using a basis set of scaled and shifted sinc functions on a finite interval
M Braun, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 429, 115224 -
Comparison of densities obtained with competing density functional molecular codes
M Braun, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics 397, 113649
-
First principles study of single and multi-site transition metal dopant ions in MoS2 monolayer
KO Obodo, CNM Ouma, JT Obodo, M Braun, D Bessarabov, Computational Condensed Matter 21, e00419
-
M Braun, KO Obodo, The European Physical Journal B 92, 1-7
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- NRF rating of C2 from 2024 to 2030
Projects
- Density Functional Finite Element Calculations Employing a Cusp Factor.
- Optimization via Dolphin-adjoint of systems governed by partial differential equations
- Solving Differential Equations in Quantum Mechanics using Sinc Functions in 1-D, and 2-D, employing Python and Numpy.