Theoretical astrophysics

The Theorectical Astrophysics research program explores the areas of:

compact stars, such as white dwarfs, neutron stars (pulsars and magnetars ) and black holes
radiation processes and transfer mechanisms in accretion flows on to highly magnetic compact stars
modelling of accretion disks
modelling of stars and magnetic atmospheres
cataclysmic variable binaries
searching for the progenitors of type Ia supernovae.

Project	Supervisors
Circularly polarised radiation in early proto-planetary systems	Lilia Ferrario
Compact binary stars	Lilia Ferrario
Formation & detection of black holes	Dayal Wickramasinghe
Model fitting to astronomical data	Lilia Ferrario
Polarised radiative transfer	Lilia Ferrario
Pre-cataclysmic binaries	Lilia Ferrario
Radial velocity survey & non-LTE line profile modelling	Lilia Ferrario
Ultramassive white dwarfs	Lilia Ferrario