Speaker: Oliver Gressel (AIP)

Title: Magnetic phenomena in protoplanetary discs

Abstract: Advances in global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations along with radiative-chemical modelling have greatly promoted our understanding of protoplanetary discs. With few exceptions, magnetic fields are playing a pivotal role. The evolutionary processes are generally found to depend sensitively on the overall amplitude of the large-scale magnetic flux. This mandates to follow the magnetic flux evolution in tandem with the non-ideal plasma effects. In the context of planet-formation theories, our models can serve as the backdrop for population synthesis – governing the growth as well as orbital migration of the evolving planets, and discerning in-situ from ex-situ formation pathways.

• Date:
  June 23, 2026, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  
  
• Location:

  AIP; Kirch building, Conference room

  
  
• Contact:
  Rainer Arlt
  rarlt@aip.de