Astrophysics

Princeton University Thunch Talk

March 16, 2023 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Rotating plasma disks orbiting a central object, like a black hole, are ubiquitous in the universe. However, questions regarding their dynamical evolution, such as the mechanisms of angular momentum transport and the role of magnetic fields in...

Centers of galaxies are fertile environments for a variety of dynamical processes, owing to the high density of stars and the presence of a central supermassive black hole. Stars may occasionally be deflected onto a deadly trajectory, passing too...

When a globular cluster or a dwarf galaxy is tidally disrupted due to its host galactic potential, the unbound stars assemble into coherent filamentary structures known as stellar streams. Given the ordered nature of their dynamical formation...