Theoretical Investigations of Hydrodynamic and Magnetohydrodynamic Flows

这项研究涵盖了研究天体物理学中流体力学和/或磁流体动力学流动的广泛的理论方案。具体的项目包括辐射低效流动(如对流或对流主导的吸积)，传导在建立和维持星系团中热气体的热平衡中的作用，在弱散射和强散射之间的过渡区域模拟星际射电闪烁的计算工具，以及螺旋星系中巨型分子云形成的不稳定性。主要研究人员将积极争取研究生、本科生和博士后参与研究计划，并在过去的指导活动中取得了良好的成功记录。他的团队有合适的氛围来培养年轻而有才华的科学家。

AST-0307433NarayanThis research covers a broad theoretical program of studying hydrodynamic and/or magnetohydrodynamic flows in astrophysics. Particular projects cover radiatively inefficient flows (such as advection- or convection-dominated accretion), the role of conduction in setting up and maintaining thermal equilibrium of the hot gas in galaxy clusters, computational tools to model interstellar radio scintillation in the transition regime between weak and strong scattering, and instabilities in the formation of giant molecular clouds in spiral galaxies.The principal investigator will actively strive to involve graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the research program, and has a strong record of past success at this sort of mentoring activity. His group has the right atmosphere to nurture young and talented scientists.***