Taylor-Couette flow, the flow between two coaxial co-or counter-rotating cylinders, is one of
the paradigmatic systems in the physics of fluids. The (dimensionless) control parameters …

We review current understanding of star formation, outlining an overall theoretical framework
and the observations that motivate it. A conception of star formation has emerged in which …

We point out a natural mechanism for quenching of star formation in early-type galaxies
(ETGs). It automatically links the color of a galaxy with its morphology and does not require …

" The study of planet formation has a long history. The idea that the Solar System formed
from a rotating disk of gas and dust-the Nebula Hypothesis-dates back to the writings of …

Protoplanetary disks are quasi-steady structures whose evolution and dispersal determine
the environment for planet formation. I review the theory of protoplanetary disk evolution and …

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GaInSn, a eutectic alloy, has been successfully used in the Magneto-Thermofluid Research
Laboratory at the University of California-Los Angeles and at the Princeton Plasma Physics …

Recent decades have seen enormous progress in the experimental investigation of
fundamental processes that are relevant to geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics …

Planets appear to form in environments shaped by the gas flowing through protostellar disks
to the central young stars. The flows in turn are governed by orbital angular momentum …

Simulations of the moon-forming impact suggest that most of the lunar material derives from
the impactor rather than the Earth. Measurements of lunar samples, however, reveal an …