A Rolling Programme of Astrophysical Research at Leeds

许多天体物理现象涉及物理和化学过程与流体动力学之间复杂的相互作用。我们打算结合分析和新颖的数值方法，基于自适应网格，来研究这些现象，特别是那些涉及恒星形成，恒星与其环境之间的相互作用，星爆星系和活动星系核，脉冲星风星云和脉冲星和黑洞的磁层。重点是在广泛的天体物理对象中重要的一般过程。恒星形成主题将把理论工作与分子线观测、银河系多波长巡天以及大质量恒星周围环境的最新高分辨率观测结合起来。

Many astrophysical phenomena involve a complicated interaction between physical and chemical processes and fluid dynamics. We intend to use a combination of analysis and novel numerical methods, based on adaptive grids, to investigate such phenomena, in particular those involved in star formation, interactions between stars and their environment, starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei, pulsar wind nebulae and the magnetospheres of pulsars and black holes. The emphasis is on generic processes that are important in a wide range of astrophysical objects. The star formation theme will combine the theoretical work with molecular line observations, multi-wavelength surveys of our Galaxy and the latest high resolution observations of the circumstellar environment of massive stars.