Browsing Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy by Author "Papaloizou, John"
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Instabilities and transport in magnetized plasmas
Rosin, Mark (University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsDarwin College, 2011-02-08)In a magnetized plasma, naturally occurring pressure anisotropies facilitate in- stabilities that are expected to modify the transport properties of the system. In this thesis we examine two such instabilities and, where ...
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The effects of stochastic forces on the evolution of planetary systems and Saturn's rings
Rein, Hanno (University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2010-10-12)The increasing number of discovered extra-solar planets opens a new opportunity for studies of the formation of planetary systems. Their diversity keeps challenging the long-standing theories which were based on data ...
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The structure and stability of vortices in astrophysical discs
Railton, Anna Dorothy (University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, 2015-10-06)This thesis finds that vortex instabilities are not necessarily a barrier to their potential as sites for planetesimal formation. It is challenging to build planetesimals from dust within the lifetime of a protoplanetary disc ...