CRA Seminar: Chris Bambic Princeton UN

Bogg 1-44 VizLab

Title: Insights from Local Simulations of Accretion Disk Coronae: Two-temperature effects, thermal conduction, and radiation transport Abstract: I will present a series of local accretion disk models, i.e., stratified shearing-box magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, for radiatively efficient accretion flows (REFs), which for the first time, include the effects of field-aligned free-streaming thermal conduction and radiation transport. … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Chris Bambic Princeton UN"

CRA Seminar: Nick Kaaz – Northwestern UN

Bogg 1-44 VizLab

Title: Challenging the standard accretion disk paradigm with warps, strong magnetic fields and super-Eddington accretion in quasar disks Abstract: "Classical" accretion disks are geometrically thin, radiatively efficient and mechanized by turbulent viscosity. Yet, many observational and theoretical issues challenge this paradigm, especially in quasars. This is perhaps unsurprising, as classical disks do not take into … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Nick Kaaz – Northwestern UN"