Syllabus del corso
Titolo
Accretion Discs Astrophysics
Docente(i)
Dott.ssa Alessia Franchini
Lingua
English
Breve descrizione
Fluid dynamics theory (2 hrs)
- fluid equations: conservation of mass, angular momentum and energy
- shocks and fluid instabilities (thermal, Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz)
- viscosity: Navier-Stokes equation
Accretion discs dynamics (3 hrs)
- fundamental equations, steady-state solutions
- viscosity in accretion discs
- gravitational instabilities
- warped discs
AGN discs phenomenology (1 hr)
- scaling relations
- disc related features in AGN spectra (big blue bump and corona)
Protostellar and protoplanetary discs (2 hrs)
- discs around young stars
- planet formation theory
- planet migration theory
CFU / Ore
1 CFU / 8 hours
Periodo di erogazione
Tuesday, 9th May
Tuesday, 16th May
Tuesday, 23rd May
Tuesday, 30th May
Title
Accretion Discs Astrophysics
Teacher(s)
Dott.ssa Alessia Franchini
Language
English
Short description
Fluid dynamics theory (2 hrs)
- fluid equations: conservation of mass, angular momentum and energy
- shocks and fluid instabilities (thermal, Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz)
- viscosity: Navier-Stokes equation
Accretion discs dynamics (3 hrs)
- fundamental equations, steady-state solutions
- viscosity in accretion discs
- gravitational instabilities
- warped discs
AGN discs phenomenology (1 hr)
- scaling relations
- disc related features in AGN spectra (big blue bump and corona)
Protostellar and protoplanetary discs (2 hrs)
- discs around young stars
- planet formation theory
- planet migration theory
CFU / Hours
1 CFU / 8 hours
Teaching period
Tuesday, 9th May
Tuesday, 16th May
Tuesday, 23rd May
Tuesday, 30th May