Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Theory Seminar

Turbulence in Shear MHD Flows: Implications for accretion disks

Accretion flows are found in a large variety of astrophysical systems, from protoplanetary disks to active galactic nuclei. Our present understanding of such flows is severely limited by both observational and numerical resolution. I will discuss some new numerical results on zero magnetic flux shear MHD turbulence and its relation to the magnetic Prandtl number. I will then briefly discuss the effects of rotation on large scale magnetic fields. My talk will end with some speculations about how one might construct a self-consistent model for accretion flows based on our current understanding.

Date & Time

August 04, 2016 | 10:45am – 11:45am

Location

PPPL, T169

Speakers

Farrukh Nauman

Affiliation

Niels Bohr International Academy, Copenhagen

Notes

Contact Jennifer Jones (jjones@pppl.gov) for entrance to laboratory.