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Award Abstract #0093091
PECASE: Theory of Black Hole Accretion Flows
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AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
April 11, 2001 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
May 1, 2006 |
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| Award Number: |
0093091 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Brian M. Patten
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
April 15, 2001 |
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| Expires: |
March 31, 2008 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$570431 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Charles Gammie gammie@uiuc.edu (Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SUITE A
CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820 217/333-2187
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| NSF Program(s): |
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN ASTRONOMY
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| Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 1215, 1206, 1187, 1045, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1219
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ABSTRACT
Dr. Gammie will carry out a research program in theoretical and computational astrophysics that focuses on building numerical models of plasmas flows around black holes. The release of gravitational binding energy in black hole accretion flows is thought to power quasars and active galactic nuclei, and, in our own galaxy, the black hole X-ray binaries. Dr. Gammie will lead an effort to develop a new code for general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, together with a postdoctoral researcher and students. This code will be able to address some of the fundamental unsolved problems in the field, related to how jets are launched and under what circumstances energy may be extracted from a rotating black hole. In teaching, Dr. Gammie will develop a 'digital demo room' to aid in astronomy and physics instruction. The numerical models available in this demo room will focus on topics in stellar evolution, supernovae, star formation and galactic structure. The demo room will be based around a web interface, which will be tuned to give students access at introductory, intermediate, or advanced levels. The demo room will be developed with the participation of undergraduate students in astronomy, computer science, education, graphic design and physics.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Anderson, J.M., Li, Z.-Y., Krasnopolsky, R., and Blandford, R.D.. "Locating the Launching Region of T Tauri Winds: The Case of DG Tauri," Astrophysical Journal, v.590, 2003, p. L107.
Bryan Johnson and Charles F. Gammie. "Nonlinear Outcome of Gravitational Instability in Disks with Realistic Cooling," Astrophysical Journal, v.597, 2003, p. 131.
Charles F. Gammie, Jonathan C. McKinney, and Gabor Toth. "HARM: A Numerical Scheme for General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics," Astrophysical Journal, v.589, 2003, p. 444.
Gammie, Charles F.. "The Magnetorotational Instability in the Kerr Metric," The Astrophysical Journal, v.614, 2004, p. 309.
Gammie, Charles F.; Shapiro, Stuart L.; McKinney, Jonathan C.. "Black Hole Spin Evolution," The Astrophysical Journal, v.602, 2004, p. 312.
Johnson, B.M., and Gammie, C.F.. "Vortices in Thin, Compressible, Unmagnetized Disks," Astrophysical Journal, v.635, 2005, p. 149.
Johnson, B.M., and Gammie, C.F.. "Linear Theory of Thin, Radially Stratified Disks," Astrophysical Journal, v.626, 2005, p. 978.
Johnson, Bryan M.. "Nonlinear Stability of Thin, Radially Stratified Disks," Astrophysical Journal, v.636, 2006, p. 63.
Krasnopolsky, R., Li, Z.-Y., and Blandford, R.D.. "Magnetocentrifugal Launching of Jets from Accretion Disks. II. Inner Disk-driven Winds," Astrophysical Journal, v.595, 2003, p. 631.
McKinney, Jonathan C., and Gammie, Charles F.. "A Measurement of the Electromagnetic Luminosity of a Kerr Black Hole," The Astrophysical Journal, v.611, 2004, p. 977.
Watson, W.D., Wiebe, D.S., McKinney, J.C., and Gammie, C.F.. "Anisotropy of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence and Polarized Spectra of OH Masers," Astrophysical Journal, v.604, 2004, p. 707.
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