Planet Formation and Evolution 2011

Thursday, October 11

Session VII: Star formation and Magnetic fields in ISM

09:00-09:40 R. Pudritz (Invited Talk) The role of magnetic fields in star formation
09:40-10:00 J. Schober Magnetic fields and non-ideal MHD in primordial star formation
10:00-10:20 T. Peters Primordial star formation: the origin of coherent magnetic field structures
10:20-10:40 O. Gressel Magnetic field saturation in simulations of the supernova-driven ISM
10:40-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-11:50 P. Hennebelle (Invited Talk) Magnetic braking and its effects during protostellar collapse
11:50-12:10 D. Collins Turbulence, Gravity and magnetic field
12:10-13:40 LUNCH
13:40-14:20 A. Brandenburg (Invited Talk) Turbulent mixing: causality, non-locality, and compressibility
14:20-14:45 C. Federrath (Highlight Talk) The Star Formation Rate of Turbulent Magnetized Clouds
14:45-15:10 Coffee Break
15:10-15:30 G. Bertrang Magnetic fields in Bok globules
15:30-15:50 M. Bezborodov Analysis of coherence in spatial variations between dust and turbulent interstellar gas
15:50-16:10 K. Doi Dissipation of magnetic fields in low-metallicity clouds
16:10-16:40 Coffee Break
16:40-17:00 D. Bomans Turbulence, infall and outflows in very low-metallicity galaxies
17:00-17:20 S. Walch The two-phase interstellar medium at different metallicities
17:20-18:00 Discussion (Chair: R. Banerjee)

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