Theoretical Astrophysics Colloquia

56th Colloquium

Early-stage Evolution of Quasi-periodic Eruptions

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Tomoya Suzuguchi

Kyoto University

Quasi-Periodic Eruption (QPE) is a phenomenon in which the X-ray luminosity curve shows quasi-periodic bursts near the center of a galaxy. The burst interval is a few hours to a few days, the duration is 10% of the burst interval, the peak luminosity is about $10^{41-43}\,{\rm erg}\,{\rm s}^{-1}$, and the...

55th Colloquium

Relativistic Godunov SPH Simulations of High-Velocity Jets from Compact Astrophysical Objects

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Kanta Kitajima

Nagoya University

Relativistic jets are widely observed in astronomical objects including active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts. However, the acceleration mechanisms that drive these jets are not yet fully understood. Recent studies have shown that when a jet possesses an initial velocity corresponding to approximately 90% of the speed of light, it...

54th Colloquium

Low frequency radio observation with MWA and SKA Low exploring the cosmic dawn and epoch of reionization

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Shintaro Yoshiura

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Low and Mid, the world's largest radio telescopes, are currently under construction in Australia and South Africa. Covering frequency ranges of 50–350 MHz for SKA Low and 350 MHz–15.4 GHz for SKA Mid, the SKA will enable a wide range of scientific studies, leveraging its...

53rd Colloquium

Tracing Early Galaxy Formation with FirstLight Zoom-In Simulations: Statistical Insights and Inner Structures of $z>6$ Galaxies

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Yurina Nakazato

University of Tokyo

Recent JWST observations have revealed a wealth of detail about high-redshift galaxies, including strong [OIII] emission and clumpy structures. To interpret these observations, we utilize FirstLight zoom-in simulations with pc-scale resolution. This talk will discuss: (1) the physical properties of [OIII] emitters and the use of line diagnostics, (2) the...

52nd Colloquium

Theoretical models of optically-thick accretion disk corona

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Norita Kawanaka

NAOJ/Tokyo Metropolitan University

This talk is about modelling the X-ray emission from black hole accretion discs. We discuss the standard model for these discs, and how this model needs to be modified in order to explain the observational data, in particular from super-Eddington discs and X-ray binaries. The standard model is a simple...

51st Colloquium

Formation of Young Massive Clusters by Fast HI Gas Collision

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Ryunosuke Maeda

Tohoku University

We present simulations of the formation of young massive clusters (YMCs) through high-velocity collisions of HI gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The simulation models the magnetized interstellar gas dynamics, including the effects of self-gravity, heating/cooling, and stellar feedback. The results show that fast collisions of HI gas can form...

50th Colloquium

IMF transition across various environments in the early universe

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Ito Mana

Tohoku University

We study the thermal evolution of star-forming clouds in the primordial halos at $z>100$, considering the effect of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The CMB inhibits the formation of H2 via the photodissociation of H-, resulting in a higher temperature than in the standard evolution of the first stars at...

49th Colloquium

An Improved Analytic Model for Reionization

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Michael Wyatt

UCLA

The first wave of observations with JWST has revealed a striking overabundance of luminous galaxies at early times ($z > 10$) compared to models of galaxies calibrated to pre-JWST data. Early observations have also uncovered a large population of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at $z > 6$. Because many of...

56th Colloquium

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Early-stage Evolution of Quasi-periodic Eruptions

Tomoya Suzuguchi

Kyoto University

Quasi-Periodic Eruption (QPE) is a phenomenon in which the X-ray luminosity curve shows quasi-periodic bursts near the center of a galaxy. The burst interval is a few hours to a few days, the duration is 10% of the burst interval, the peak luminosity is about $10^{41-43}\,{\rm erg}\,{\rm s}^{-1}$, and the...

March 2025   13 : 30     SMBH, X-rays, and accretion discs
55th Colloquium

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Relativistic Godunov SPH Simulations of High-Velocity Jets from Compact Astrophysical Objects

Kanta Kitajima

Nagoya University

Relativistic jets are widely observed in astronomical objects including active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts. However, the acceleration mechanisms that drive these jets are not yet fully understood. Recent studies have shown that when a jet possesses an initial velocity corresponding to approximately 90% of the speed of light, it...

March 2025   13 : 00     relativistic jets, SPH, and Godunov scheme
54th Colloquium

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Low frequency radio observation with MWA and SKA Low exploring the cosmic dawn and epoch of reionization

Shintaro Yoshiura

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Low and Mid, the world's largest radio telescopes, are currently under construction in Australia and South Africa. Covering frequency ranges of 50–350 MHz for SKA Low and 350 MHz–15.4 GHz for SKA Mid, the SKA will enable a wide range of scientific studies, leveraging its...

February 2025   13 : 30     21cm line, SKA, and MWA
53rd Colloquium

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Tracing Early Galaxy Formation with FirstLight Zoom-In Simulations: Statistical Insights and Inner Structures of $z>6$ Galaxies

Yurina Nakazato

University of Tokyo

Recent JWST observations have revealed a wealth of detail about high-redshift galaxies, including strong [OIII] emission and clumpy structures. To interpret these observations, we utilize FirstLight zoom-in simulations with pc-scale resolution. This talk will discuss: (1) the physical properties of [OIII] emitters and the use of line diagnostics, (2) the...

February 2025   13 : 00     first galaxies, early universe, and cosmological simulations
52nd Colloquium

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Theoretical models of optically-thick accretion disk corona

Norita Kawanaka

NAOJ/Tokyo Metropolitan University

This talk is about modelling the X-ray emission from black hole accretion discs. We discuss the standard model for these discs, and how this model needs to be modified in order to explain the observational data, in particular from super-Eddington discs and X-ray binaries. The standard model is a simple...

January 2025   13 : 30     accretion discs
51st Colloquium

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Formation of Young Massive Clusters by Fast HI Gas Collision

Ryunosuke Maeda

Tohoku University

We present simulations of the formation of young massive clusters (YMCs) through high-velocity collisions of HI gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The simulation models the magnetized interstellar gas dynamics, including the effects of self-gravity, heating/cooling, and stellar feedback. The results show that fast collisions of HI gas can form...

November 2024   13 : 30     star formation and clouds
50th Colloquium

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IMF transition across various environments in the early universe

Ito Mana

Tohoku University

We study the thermal evolution of star-forming clouds in the primordial halos at $z>100$, considering the effect of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The CMB inhibits the formation of H2 via the photodissociation of H-, resulting in a higher temperature than in the standard evolution of the first stars at...

October 2024   13 : 00     first stars, IMF, and SPH
49th Colloquium

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An Improved Analytic Model for Reionization

Michael Wyatt

UCLA

The first wave of observations with JWST has revealed a striking overabundance of luminous galaxies at early times ($z > 10$) compared to models of galaxies calibrated to pre-JWST data. Early observations have also uncovered a large population of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at $z > 6$. Because many of...

October 2024   13 : 00     reionization and JWST

56th Colloquium Early-stage Evolution of Quasi-periodic Eruptions

Tomoya Suzuguchi (Kyoto University)
March 2025   13 : 30     SMBH, X-rays, and accretion discs

55th Colloquium Relativistic Godunov SPH Simulations of High-Velocity Jets from Compact Astrophysical Objects

Kanta Kitajima (Nagoya University)
March 2025   13 : 00     relativistic jets, SPH, and Godunov scheme

54th Colloquium Low frequency radio observation with MWA and SKA Low exploring the cosmic dawn and epoch of reionization

Shintaro Yoshiura (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
February 2025   13 : 30     21cm line, SKA, and MWA

53rd Colloquium Tracing Early Galaxy Formation with FirstLight Zoom-In Simulations: Statistical Insights and Inner Structures of $z>6$ Galaxies

Yurina Nakazato (University of Tokyo)
February 2025   13 : 00     first galaxies, early universe, and cosmological simulations

52nd Colloquium Theoretical models of optically-thick accretion disk corona

Norita Kawanaka (NAOJ/Tokyo Metropolitan University)
January 2025   13 : 30     accretion discs

51st Colloquium Formation of Young Massive Clusters by Fast HI Gas Collision

Ryunosuke Maeda (Tohoku University)
November 2024   13 : 30     star formation and clouds

50th Colloquium IMF transition across various environments in the early universe

Ito Mana (Tohoku University)
October 2024   13 : 00     first stars, IMF, and SPH

49th Colloquium An Improved Analytic Model for Reionization

Michael Wyatt (UCLA)
October 2024   13 : 00     reionization and JWST

48th Colloquium Investigating Black Hole-Disk-Jet System through Polarization Images

Yuh Tsunetoe (Harvard University)
June 2024   13 : 00     black holes, accretion discs, and relativistic jets

47th Colloquium Protoplanetary disk evolution: fragmentation and dust ring formation

Ryoki Matsukoba (Kyoto University)
May 2024   13 : 00     protoplanetary discs, hydrodynamics, and dust

46th Colloquium Formation of dense filaments induced by runaway supermassive black holes

Go Ogiya (Zhejiang University)
August 2023   13 : 30     SMBH, hydrodynamics, and CGM

45th Colloquium Probing quasar proximity zones with Lyman-alpha emission: Can we guess quasar’s age?

Ryuichiro Hada (Ohio Stsate University)
July 2023   13 : 30     LAE, quasars, and SMBH

44th Colloquium State Transitions and Time Variations of Black Hole Accretion Flows

Ryoji Matsumoto (Chiba University)
December 2022   13 : 30     accretion discs, AGN, and MHD

43rd Colloquium A fierce new challenge: unveiling the connection between the first galaxies and reionization

Enrico Garaldi (Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik)
July 2022   13 : 30     reionization, high-z galaxies, and IGM

42nd Colloquium Computing the Universe: from Intergalactic to Interstellar Medium

Renyue Cen (Princeton University)
June 2019   13 : 30     computational fluid dynamics, galaxy evolution, and cosmological simulations

41st Colloquium Probing dust aggregate structure in protoplanetary disks by millimeter-wave polarization

Ryo Tazaki (University of Tohoku)
May 2019   13 : 30     dust and protoplanetary discs

40th Colloquium Radiation hydrodynamical simulations of first-star binaries including radiative feedback

Kazuyuki Sugimura (University of Tohoku)
February 2019   15 : 15     numerical simulations, radiative transfer, and first stars

39th Colloquium Uncovering the formation of extremely distant galaxies with ALMA

Takuya Hashimoto (Osaka Sangyo University / NAOJ)
October 2018   13 : 30     reionization, ALMA, first galaxies, and first stars

38th Colloquium The most rapidly growing black holes: Narrow Line Seyfert 1s across cosmic time

Chris Done (University of Durham)
September 2018   13 : 30     seyfert galaxies, NLS1, AGN, and black holes

37th Colloquium Fragmentation in self-gravitating accretion disks; Influence of binary systems

Jannes Klee (University of Kiehl)
August 2018   13 : 30     accretion discs, computational fluid dynamics, and numerical simulations

36th Colloquium A New Stellar Population in the Bulge, and a new survey

R. Michael Rich (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))
March 2016   10 : 30     galaxy formation and observations

35th Colloquium What young stars' infrared variability reveals about protoplanetary disks

Neal Turner (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech)
October 2015   15 : 30     protoplanetary discs and MHD

34th Colloquium Density scratches and formation processes of primordial dark matter haloes via dry mergers

Go Ogiya (LMU/MPI)
October 2015   13 : 30     DM Halo, N-body simulation, and structure formation

33rd Colloquium The composition of interstellar molecular gas in galaxies

Nanase Harada (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA))
September 2015   13 : 00     ULIRG, IR, radiative transfer, and protostellar disc

32nd Colloquium Radiation transport calculation of the thermal radiation from gamma-ray burst jets

Sanshiro Shibata (Konan University)
March 2015   13 : 30     GRB

31st Colloquium (Part 1) Dancing in the dark: galactic properties trace spin swings along the cosmic web

Yohan Dubois (IAP)
October 2014   13 : 30     SMBH and galaxy formation

31st Colloquium (Part 2) Exploring the Role of AGN Feedback in Galaxy Formation

Rebekka Bieri (IAP)
October 2014   14 : 30     AGN feedback and galaxy evolution

30th Colloquium The Epoch of Reionization: observations and simulations

Benoît Semelin (LERMA, Observatoire de Paris)
September 2014   13 : 30     reionization

29th Colloquium A Dynamically Collapsing Cloud Core and a Precursor of a Core in a Filament Supported by Turbulent and Magnetic Pressures

Rei Furuya (Tokushima University)
July 2014   13 : 30     GMC, turbulence, MHD, star formation, molecular cores, and observations

28th Colloquium Watching a Little Gas Cloud on its Way into the Galactic Supermassive Black Hole

Andreas Burkert (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München)
February 2014   17 : 00     hydrodynamics, G2, clouds, Galactic center, SMBH, AGN, and accretion discs

27th Colloquium (Part 1) Puzzling Features of Quasar Accretion

Charles Steinhardt (Kavli IPMU)
August 2013   15 : 00     quasars, SMBH, and AGN

27th Colloquium (Part 3) The Evolution of Star-Forming Galaxies Over Cosmic Time

Josh Speagle (Harvard University, Kavli IPMU)
August 2013   16 : 20     quasars, SMBH, and AGN
  1. Early-stage Evolution of Quasi-periodic Eruptions, Tomoya Suzuguchi (Kyoto University)   March 2025  
  2. Relativistic Godunov SPH Simulations of High-Velocity Jets from Compact Astrophysical Objects, Kanta Kitajima (Nagoya University)   March 2025  
  3. Low frequency radio observation with MWA and SKA Low exploring the cosmic dawn and epoch of reionization, Shintaro Yoshiura (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)   February 2025  
  4. Tracing Early Galaxy Formation with FirstLight Zoom-In Simulations: Statistical Insights and Inner Structures of $z>6$ Galaxies, Yurina Nakazato (University of Tokyo)   February 2025  
  5. Theoretical models of optically-thick accretion disk corona, Norita Kawanaka (NAOJ/Tokyo Metropolitan University)   January 2025  
  6. Formation of Young Massive Clusters by Fast HI Gas Collision, Ryunosuke Maeda (Tohoku University)   November 2024  
  7. IMF transition across various environments in the early universe, Ito Mana (Tohoku University)   October 2024  
  8. An Improved Analytic Model for Reionization, Michael Wyatt (UCLA)   October 2024  
  9. Investigating Black Hole-Disk-Jet System through Polarization Images, Yuh Tsunetoe (Harvard University)   June 2024  
  10. Protoplanetary disk evolution: fragmentation and dust ring formation, Ryoki Matsukoba (Kyoto University)   May 2024  
  11. Formation of dense filaments induced by runaway supermassive black holes, Go Ogiya (Zhejiang University)   August 2023  
  12. Probing quasar proximity zones with Lyman-alpha emission: Can we guess quasar’s age?, Ryuichiro Hada (Ohio Stsate University)   July 2023  
  13. State Transitions and Time Variations of Black Hole Accretion Flows, Ryoji Matsumoto (Chiba University)   December 2022  
  14. A fierce new challenge: unveiling the connection between the first galaxies and reionization, Enrico Garaldi (Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik)   July 2022  
  15. Computing the Universe: from Intergalactic to Interstellar Medium, Renyue Cen (Princeton University)   June 2019  
  16. Probing dust aggregate structure in protoplanetary disks by millimeter-wave polarization, Ryo Tazaki (University of Tohoku)   May 2019  
  17. Radiation hydrodynamical simulations of first-star binaries including radiative feedback, Kazuyuki Sugimura (University of Tohoku)   February 2019  
  18. Uncovering the formation of extremely distant galaxies with ALMA, Takuya Hashimoto (Osaka Sangyo University / NAOJ)   October 2018  
  19. The most rapidly growing black holes: Narrow Line Seyfert 1s across cosmic time, Chris Done (University of Durham)   September 2018  
  20. Fragmentation in self-gravitating accretion disks; Influence of binary systems, Jannes Klee (University of Kiehl)   August 2018  
  21. A New Stellar Population in the Bulge, and a new survey, R. Michael Rich (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))   March 2016  
  22. What young stars' infrared variability reveals about protoplanetary disks, Neal Turner (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech)   October 2015  
  23. Density scratches and formation processes of primordial dark matter haloes via dry mergers, Go Ogiya (LMU/MPI)   October 2015  
  24. The composition of interstellar molecular gas in galaxies, Nanase Harada (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA))   September 2015  
  25. Radiation transport calculation of the thermal radiation from gamma-ray burst jets, Sanshiro Shibata (Konan University)   March 2015  
  26. The Epoch of Reionization: observations and simulations, Benoît Semelin (LERMA, Observatoire de Paris)   September 2014  
  27. A Dynamically Collapsing Cloud Core and a Precursor of a Core in a Filament Supported by Turbulent and Magnetic Pressures, Rei Furuya (Tokushima University)   July 2014  
  28. Watching a Little Gas Cloud on its Way into the Galactic Supermassive Black Hole, Andreas Burkert (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München)   February 2014  
  29. How Does Galaxy Environment Influence AGN Activity?, Emil Khabiboulline (Caltech, Kavli IPMU)   August 2013  
  30. Relativistic Jets and Black Hole Accretion Disks, Geoffrey Bicknell (The Australian National University)   July 2013  
  31. 1. The effects of Chern-Simons Gravity and Electromagnetic fields in Blach Hole space-time 2. Space-time rotation induced Landau quantization, Takahashi Rohta (Tomakomai National College of Technology)   March 2012  
  32. Are Lyman alpha emitters the building blocks of the Milky Way?, Hidenobu Yajima (Pennsylvania State University)   March 2012  
  33. The AGN/Starburst connection at z~2 from an IR/submillimeter point of view, Laurie Riguccini (Ehime University)   February 2012  
  34. The effect of photo-dissociation in the mass accretion phase of PopIII.1 stars, Hajime Susa (Konan University)   December 2011  
  35. The formation of the first stars and galaxies, Thomas Greif (Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik)   September 2011  
  36. Modeling the Electromagnetic Signature of Merging Supermassive Black Holes, Takamitsu Tanaka (Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik)   August 2011  
  37. Massive stars in galaxies: their Feedback over their Lives, Gerhardt Hensler (University of Vienna)   September 2010  
  38. The Chemo-dynamical Treatment of Galaxy Evolution, Gerhardt Hensler (University of Vienna)   September 2010  
  39. Physics and Fluid-Dynamical Simulations Using GPUs, Muranushi Takayuki (University of Kyoto)   July 2010  
  40. Numerical Simulations of High-energy Phenomena in the Universe, Shigehiro Nagataki (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University)   June 2010  
  41. Performance of Godunov SPH Schemes, Tsukamoto Yusuke (University of Tokyo)   June 2010  
  42. Late-type stars in the Andromeda galaxy, Andreas Koch (Leicester University, UK)   June 2010  
  43. Black Hole Flywheel Engine Theory and Applications to statistical AGN characteristics, Nitta Shinya (Tsukuba University of Technology)   February 2010  
  44. Magnetic field amplification and turbulence in supernova remnants, Tsuyoshi Inoue (National Astronomical Observatory Japan)   February 2010  
  45. The other dynamical friction: Supression of dynamical friction by the core structure of a halo, Shigeki Inoue (Tohoku University)   November 2009  
  46. Galaxy evolution and cosmic reionization probed through Lyman alpha galaxies, Kazuaki Oota (Riken)   October 2009  
  47. Fast Reionization Simulations for LOFAR, Rajat Mani Thomas (IPMU)   September 2009  
  48. Escape fraction of ionizing photons in high-z galaxies: implications on DLAs and LAEs, Kentaro Nagamine (Unversity of Nevada)   August 2009  
  49. Evolution of SMBH binaries through interaction with stellar systems, Masaki Iwasawa (NAOJ, Theory Group)   June 2009  
  50. Testing the black hole paradigm with future observations of SgrA*, Cosimo Bambi (IPMU)   June 2009  
  51. A New Perspective on the Complex Halo of M31, R. Michael Rich (University of California)   June 2009  
  52. One-dimensional steady-state solution of the black hole accretion disc taking into account the magnetic field, Hiroshi Oda (University of Chiba)   May 2009  
  53. Numerical simulations with GPU, Naohito Nakasato (University of Aizu)   April 2009  
  54. A submm exploration of the protocluster SSA22, Yoichi Tamura (NAOJ Nobeyama)   April 2009