Theses - Institute of Astronomy
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Turbulence and Transport in Stars and Planets
(2018-07-21)In this dissertation I have argued that the study of stars and gaseous planets has relied too heavily on simplifying assumptions. In particular, I have demonstrated that the assumptions of spherical symmetry, thermal ... -
Modelling star formation and stellar feedback in numerical simulations of galaxy formation
(2018-07-20)Remarkable progress has been made over the last few decades in furthering our understanding of the growth of cosmic structure. Nonetheless, there remains a great deal of uncertainty regarding the precise details of the ... -
The kinematic and thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effects as probes of cosmology and astrophysics
(2018-07-20)A small fraction of cosmic microwave background (CMB) photons scatter off electrons in the ionised gas in collapsed structures. This process, known as the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, is usually broken down into a thermal ... -
Protoplanetary discs across the stellar mass range
(2018-07-21)In this thesis, I discuss two studies concerned with modelling protoplanetary discs around stars from different ends of the stellar mass range. In Chapters 1 and 2, I give an introduction to the field of protoplanetary ...
