Being a theoretical astrophysicist, I like to do some
but often have to do
or
.All those are fun!
I also think about my colleagues' observations, for instance those
by Sally Heap's STIS/HST team.
Yes, it's the disk of Beta Pictoris. Beautiful, isn't it?
I am a university docent and tenured associate prof.
at Stockholm Observatory.
Until recently, it was located in
Saltsjöbaden , a charming suburb of
Stockholm,
adjacent to the Stockholm
archipelago (where I go
diving
with my brother Andrzej.)
Now the Observatory is north of the city center
(the arc-like building at the bottom of
this picture,
(c) F.
Masset), which shows also landmark white dome of Globen and the tower of the
city hall with a golden spot on top, in reality three golden crowns (Nobel
prizes are awarded there every December 10).
I study the birth and evolution of binary stars and planetary systems, dynamics of astrophysical disks, physics of circumstellar dust, with occasional diversions to binary black holes and AGNs. I lead a group studying Theory of Planetary Systems.
I co-edited the journal Planetary
and Space Science.
An International
Evaluation of Swedish Astronomy and Astrophysics (Oct. 2000)
summarized the areas of my research program and evaluated it.
I am the
most cited
astronomer currently in Stockholm (1994-2004).
I am also a full prof. w/tenure at the
University of
Toronto, where I'm moving in the Spring 2005.
Observations? (No)
GG Tau ? (maybe)
DQ
Tau ? (maybe)
Simulation? (Yes)
Click on the picture for:
A couple of links to extrasolar planets |
 
Long CV with links,
summary of research & Bibliography (also in
PDF)
|
Disk+planet interaction: Comparison of hydrocodes (for those actively
modeling disks) |
 
Migration Type III: a talk at
KITP/UCSB 2004 conference on Planet Formation (abstract,
streaming audio & video) |
Extrasolar planets: a review (HTML) |
Hydra (a parallel mini-supercomputer built
in 1999 w/8 nodes) |
Antares (a parallel mini-supercomputer;
2002: 20 nodes, 2005: 38 nodes) |
Notes on Beta Pictoris |
Notes on PPM simulations of planet-disk interaction |
Note on Accretion onto binary stars (work
in progress) |
 Note
on planet migration in disks (PPM simulation movies) |
Note on Technical comparison of 2 Riemann-solver
based hydrocodes |
Undergraduate course on Planetary Systems (2004) |
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Graduate course on Galactic Dynamics (2003) |
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Undergraduate course on Galactic Dynamics (2002) |
Complex Universe: an intriguing Astro-Mathematical puzzle with largely
unexplored implications |
7-11: A math puzzle |
Many proofs that all odd integers are prime numbers |
Photo album |
I'd rather be
...or
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