Research topics

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Circumstellar disks and planet formation

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Magnetic fields during star and planet formation

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Debris disks in planetary systems

Exoplanetary atmospheres

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Radiative transfer

(3D, continuum, lines, polarization)

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Infrared long-baseline interferometry

Selected research projects

Research Unit FOR 2285: „Debris Disks in Planetary Systems“
MATISSE / MATISSE Science Group
SOFIA

How do stars form in interstellar clouds?

Can we observe the formation of planets?

Which physical effects lead to the evolution of circumstellar disks to planetary systems?

To answer these questions, we use world-class ground-based telescopes and space observatories. For the planning and analysis of our observations we develop state-of-the-art numerical simulations.

 
Address
Kiel University
Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Leibnizstr. 15, 24118 Kiel, Germany
 
Contact
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wolf
Secretary:
Angela Olias du Bosque

+49 431 880 4110