TAPIR Seminar

Multiphase gas structure is ubiquitous in our universe. Recent observations suggest that large quantities of cold gas with temperature of a few 10^4 K are found in circumgalactic medium (CGM), which extends up to a few times of galactic virial radius. However, the origin and fate of such cold gas still remain unclear. In this talk, I will mainly explore magnetized thermal instability as a promising mechanism for cold gas formation. In addition, I will discuss warm gas generation from MHD turbulent mixing layers, and preliminary particle-fluid simulations of cold cloudlets, which paves the way for final two-fluid model of cold gas in cosmological simulations. (P.S. A number of artistic fridge magnets will be distributed as small gifts at the seminar.)