Outflows and Jets: Theory and Observations -
Ausflüsse und Jets: Theorie und Beobachtung

Lecture in winter term 2006/2007, 2SWS

Henrik Beuther & Christian Fendt

Fridays 9:15AM,
Physikalisches Institut, Philosophenweg 12,
Kleiner Hoersaal

This lecture is given in English language

Literature: Steven Stahler & Francesco Palla: The Formation of Stars, Wiley-VCH 2004


Lecture programme:

Copies of lecture slides are available on request. Please, check our 2008/2009 lecture's webpage for updated versions of slides.


20.10   Introduction and overview (H.B. & C.F.)
27.10   Definitions, parameters, basic observations (H.B.)
03.11   Basic theoretical concepts & models (C.F.)
             Review papers from PPV by Pudritz et al., Bouvier et al., Shang et al..
10.11   Basic MHD & plasma physcis; applications(C.F.);
             Caltech scripts by Kip Thorne on MHD, Kinetic plasma, Two-fluid plasma, Kinetic Theory.
17.11   Observational properties of accretion disks (H.B.)
24.11   Accretion disk theory (C.F.);
01.12   Outflow-disk connection, Outflow entrainment (H.B.)
08.12   Outflow-ISM interaction, outflow chemistry (H.B.)
15.12   Theory of outflow interactions: Instabilities; Shocks (C.F.);
             Lecture notes of Bicknell on instabilities,);
             and the paper by Stahler 1994)
22.12., 29.12, 05.01. Christmas and New Year break
12.01   Outflows from massive star-forming regions (H.B.)
19.01   Radiation processes (H.B. & C.F.)
26.01   Some aspects of AGN jet theory: black holes, beaming, boosting (C.F.)
02.02   Observations of AGN jets (Guest speaker: Klaus Meisenheimer)
09.02   Summary, Outlook, Questions (H.B. & C.F.)