As a prime application, I will discuss how this interaction provides a missing pathway for pebble (cm sized bodies) growth into planetesimals (km sized bodies), potentially resolving a longstanding issue in planet formation theory. Beyond planet formation, I will briefly discuss other potential applications, particularly in high-energy astrophysics, where magnetic mirrors interact within tenuous plasmas, and in atmospheric sciences, where the screening forces could play a role in aerosol coagulation and cloud microphysics. I would invite ideas and potential implications from young students and fellows.
Dr. Mukesh currently hold a position as a postdoctoral researcher at Bar Ilan University in Israel. He has been working in the research group of Prof Asaf Pe'er (along with late Prof. David Eichler). His primary focus lies in the study of relativistic environments, particularly the matter surrounding black holes a research area in theoretical High Energy Astrophysics.