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"Potpourri of Interstellar Matters" |
Prof. Don Cox
University of Wisconsin |
| A background on the general conditions believed under various scenarios to
be present in the diffuse interstellar medium will be presented first, to
clarify the choices of ambient conditions made for the specific models
discussed next. The latter will include: an MHD (Magnetohydrodynamic) model of the gaseous
spiral arms in the Galaxy, the origin and structure of the hot Local
Bubble surrounding the Solar location, a possible origin and evolution of
the small cloudlets within the Local Bubble (one of which is currently
passing over the Solar System), and preliminary efforts to model the
energy and mass flow in the hot gas surrounding the Galactic Bulge. Not
all of these can be covered comprehensively, so discussion will
concentrate as directed by questions and challenges from the audience.
Tuesday, January 14th at 4:00 p.m.
Seminar is scheduled to be held in F235 of
the Tech Building, due to current renovations at Dearborn Observatory.
Refreshments will be served at 3:30
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