Seminario Gruppo Esopianeti: I. Pillitteri

Speaker: I. Pillitteri (INAF-OAPA)

Titolo: MHD numerical simulations of Star-Planet Interaction related  phenomena

Abstract:

The discovery of close-in planets (orbiting within 0.1 AU) since the beginning of the exoplanetary astronomy arises the question of
which phenomena could be related to Star-Planet interaction (SPI). On a theoretical basis SPI is expected to act through tidal and magnetic interaction. In the talk I will review the cases of claimed SPI, the analytical and numerical MHD modeling of SPI and the development of numerical modeling at OAPA