MVSem: Sternentstehung - Star Formation

Master seminar in winter term 2016/2017, 2SWS

Lecturers: Henrik Beuther & Jouni Kainulainen

Thursday 9:15AM, Physikalisches Institut, Philosophenweg 12, Raum 105
First seminar October 20th, 2016

This is a mandatory advanced seminar for master students ("Masterpflichtseminar', MVSem) on selected topics in the field of star and planet formation.

Credit points (6CPs):
4 CPs for giving a presentation and attending the seminar,
2 CPs for a written report of the presentation.
Both will be graded.

This seminar is meant to  deepen and focus on various aspects important in star and planet formation, and it will be held in english.
--> More details are given in the first seminar.

Potential seminar topics:
- The link between magnetic fields and cloud/star formation (HB) (Link1, Link2)
- Thermal balance of the ISM: the two-phase medium (JK)
            Draine, 2011, “Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic medium”, Section 30, and
            Tielens, 2005, “The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium”, Chapter 8 (see also chapters 2-3).
- The most complex molecules detected in the interstellar medium. (HB) (Link)
- Formation of molecular clouds and global conditions for star formation (JK) (Link)
- From filamentary networks to dense cores in molecular clouds: toward a new paradigm of star formation (HB) (Link)
- Star formation rates in molecular clouds: models based on gas physcis (JK) (Link)
- The earliest stages of star and planet formation: core collapse and the formation of disks and outflows (HB) (Link)
- Is the initial mass function of star universal? (JK) (Link)
- Multiplicity in Early Stellar Evolution (HB) (Link)
- Accretion onto pre-main-sequence stars (HB) (Link)
- The role of jets and outflows in star- and planet-formation (HB) (Link)
- Dust evolution in protoplanetary disks (JK) (Link)
- Water: from clouds to planets (HB) (Link)
- Exoplanet detection techniques (JK) (Link)
- Terrestrial planet formation at home and abroad (HB) (Link)
- Exoplanetary atmospheres (JK) (Link)

20.10	Introduction, presentation of topics	HB & JK
27.10	--
3.11	Melanie Schellenberg: Formation of molecular clouds and global conditions for star formation	JK	pdf
10.11	Mattis Magg: Star formation rates in molecular clouds: models based on gas physcis	JK
17.11	Caroline Gieser: The most complex molecules detected in the interstellar medium	HB
24.11	Kay-Sebastian Nikolaus: Is the initial mass function of star universal?	JK
1.12	Jiaming Zhao: From filamentary networks to dense cores in molecular clouds: toward a new paradigm of star formation	HB
8.12	Alex Golovin: Accretion onto pre-main-sequence stars	HB
15.12	Martin Brinkmoeller: Multiplicity in Early Stellar Evolution	HB
22.12	--
12.1	Alexander Engeln:  Water: from clouds to planets	HB
19.1	Inga Kerber:  Dust evolution in protoplanetary disks	JK
26.1	Esther Eutenauer:  Exoplanet detection techniques	JK
2.2	Patrick Barth: Terrestrial planet formation at home and abroad Katja Fahrion: Exoplanetary atmospheres	HB JK
9.2	--