Accretion Discs Astrophysics

Dott.ssa Alessia Franchini

English

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

1 CFU / 8 hours

Tuesday, 9th May
Tuesday, 16th May
Tuesday, 23rd May
Tuesday, 30th May

Accretion Discs Astrophysics

Dott.ssa Alessia Franchini

English

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

1 CFU / 8 hours

Tuesday, 9th May
Tuesday, 16th May
Tuesday, 23rd May
Tuesday, 30th May

Staff

    Teacher

  • Alessia Franchini

Enrolment methods

Manual enrolments
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