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Lectures

Astrophysical fluid dynamics 天体物理流体动力学 (DoA 2907)

1. Introduction

2. Fluid dynamics

   2-1. fluid approximation

   2-2. equation of continuity & mass conservation

   2-3. Euler equation & momentum conservation

   2-4. equation of state

   2-5. Bernoulli's theorem

   2-6. total energy conservation

   2-7. viscosity & Navier-Stokes equation   

3. Compressible fluids

   3-1. sound waves

   3-2. waves with finite amplitude

   3-3. shocks & Rankine-Hugoniot relation

 4. Spherically symmetric flow

   4-1. hydrodynamical model

   4-2. accretion flows

   4-3. explosions 

 5. Accretion disk theory

   5-1. general concepts

   5-2. viscosity in disks & angular momentum transfer

   5-3. standard disk model

   5-4. disk energetics & radiation spectra

   5-5. thermal equilibrium curves

   5-6. other disk solutions

Stellar structure and evolution, 恒星结构与演化 (DoA 2907)

1. Introduction

2. Hydrostatic equilibrium

3. Virial theorem

4. Energy conservation

5. Energy transport

6. Convection

7. Equation of state

8. Opacity

9. Nuclear reaction

10. Polytrope

11. Main sequence

12. Evolution after MS

13. Star formation

14. Protostars

Group members

Postdoc researchers: Yu Qiu, Masafusa Onoue

PhD students: Haojie Hu, Wenxiu Li, Zhengrong Li

Undergrads: Jingsong Guo, Webber Kao

Theoretical BH physics' meeting

Purpose: learn the basic physics relevant to BHs/galaxies/GWs

To do: textbook reading, reporting arXiv papers, progress reports from group members

This meeting is open to everyone, please contact us if you are interested.

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