Dynamics of Relativistic Jets from Active Galactic Nuclei

观测天文学的最新发展要求对相对论喷流进行新的理论和计算研究，重点是确定其关键动力学成分和单个物体的建模。这个博士项目是沿着这一大趋势的路线建立的。它将涉及观测数据的详细分析，相对论磁流体力学，AGN喷流的当前理论模型和现代计算方法。数值模拟将构成其探索部分的支柱。学生将使用模拟来研究喷流与来自吸积盘风和星际气体的风的相互作用。为M87喷气式飞机找到合适的模型将是该项目最有价值的成果。

Recent developments in observational astronomy invite new theoretical and computational studies of relativistic jets with focus on determining their key dynamic components and modelling of individual objects. This PhD project is built along the lines of this general trend. It will involve detailed analysisof observational data, relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, current theoretical models of AGN jets and modern computational methods. Numerical simulations will form the backbone of its explorational part. The student will use the simulations to study the jet interaction with winds from accretion disk wind and interstellar gas. Finding a suitable model for the M87 jet would be the most valuable outcome of the project.