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Theoretical Astrophysics Lab (Maeda)
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A lab that uses theory to solve cosmic mysteries, from supernovae to planet formation.
AboutAbout the lab
Using theory to explain cosmic phenomena that remain unexplained.
The theoretical astrophysics group builds theoretical models to explain astrophysical phenomena that theory has not yet accounted for, and draws new insights from simulations and comparisons with observational data.
The group's subjects include supernovae and supernova remnants, neutron stars, black holes, cosmic-ray physics, stellar evolution, the formation of planetary and satellite systems, and the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Students are free to choose their research topics from across astronomy and astrophysics.
Key terms
- Supernova remnant
- The expanding cloud of gas left behind after a star ends its life in a huge explosion (a supernova)
- Exoplanet
- A planet that orbits a star other than the Sun
- Stellar evolution
- How a star changes over its lifetime, from its birth to its end
ResearchResearch themes
To explain astrophysical phenomena that theory cannot yet account for, the lab carries out theoretical analysis, builds theoretical models, runs simulations, and compares results with observational data.
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MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKeiichi Maeda
- Associate ProfessorShiu-Hang Lee
- Assistant ProfessorYui Kawashima
- Assistant ProfessorTakanori Sasaki
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorLucy McNeill
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “NASA’s Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant” X-ray: NASA/CXC/UCLA/Z. Zhu et al.; ESA/XMM-Newton; Optical: PanSTARRS; Radio: MeerKAT; Infrared (JWST): NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and P. Edmonds / Public domain (cropped)
- Theory of supernovae, transients, and planets: “Noirlab2218a Neutron Star Merger in the Early Universe” NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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