Personnel
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Leader (MPG-Fellow) Dark matter, galaxy formation and evolution, physics of the ISM,
star formation, galactic nuclei, computational astrophysics |
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Stellar and galactic dynamics, Barred galaxies, Andromeda (M31), Dwarf spheroidal galaxies, Star clusters, N-body simulations, Made-to-measure modelling |
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Physics of gas and dust tori in Active Galactic Nuclei: radiative transfer calculations (MC3D), (radiation) hydrodynamic simulations (PLUTO/TRAMP), study of turbulence, clumpy torus models |
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Christian Alig
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Numerical Simulations of the formation and evolution of turbulent gaseous discs
and ring inside galactic centres |
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| Manuel Behrendt | The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies at High-Redshifts |
| Former Group Members | |
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Alessandro Ballone
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Stellar wind feedback in Galactic Nuclei, evolution of AGN tori in nearby Seyfert galaxies |
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Clare Dobbs
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Simulations of Galactic Discs, GMC formation, Formation of star clusters in galaxies |
| Michaela Hirschmann | Origin of the anti-hierarchical growth of black holes in the universe |
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Current project: radiation hydrodynamics at opacity transitions / energy transport in
molecular tori. Other research interests: the role of activity in galaxy evolution, multiphase turbulence, astrophysical jets, magnetic fields in galaxy clusters (SKADS) |
 Physics of the Interstellar Medium SPP |  Physics of Galactic Nuclei Group |  University Observatory Munich |  Excellence Cluster Munich |