Black holes, planets and dynamic accretion discs in astrophysics

吸积盘是从星星和行星形成到超大质量黑洞吸积等许多天体物理过程中的重要组成部分，由于其物理和几何的复杂性，其动力学研究往往采用简化的形式。在这个项目中，高效和精确的数值模拟方法将用于高性能计算设施，以取得进展。特别是假设在以前的作品中有关的对称性或吸积过程的基本物理将放宽。这些模拟将受到观测天体物理学最新发展的推动，并为观测到的效应提供潜在的解释，并可能预测新任务将看到什么。

Accretion discs are a critical component in many astrophysical processes, from star and planet formation to supermassive black hole accretion.The dynamics of these discs is often studied in simplified form due to physical and geometrical complexities. In this project, efficient and accurate numerical simulation methods will be used on high performance computing facilities to make progress. Specifically assumptions made in previous works relating to the symmetry or underlying physics of the accretion process will be relaxed. These simulations will be motivated by the latest developments in observational astrophysics, and yield potential explanations for observed effects and possibly predict what will be see by new missions.