Dynamics of Relativistic Jets from Active Galactic Nuclei

观测天文学的最新发展要求对相对论性喷流进行新的理论和计算研究，重点是确定它们的关键动态成分和单个物体的建模。这个博士项目就是沿着这个大趋势建立起来的。它将涉及对观测数据、相对论磁流体动力学、AGN射流的当前理论模型和现代计算方法的详细分析。数值模拟将成为勘探部分的骨干。学生将使用模拟来研究喷流与吸积盘风和星际气体的相互作用。为M87飞机找到一个合适的模型将是这个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.