General

Dr. Zhengwei LIU

Dr. Liu is an Astrophysicist mainly working on computational stellar astrophysics and binary evolution. He joined Binary Population Synthesis Group led by Prof. Dr. Zhanwen Han at the Yunnan Observatories, CAS in 2017. Prior to this, he was a post-doctoral research fellow (2013/11-2017/10) at the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed his PhD in Astrophysics (2008/09-2013/07) under the joined supervision of Prof. Dr. Zhanwen Han, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Röpke, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hillebrandt and Dr. Ruediger Pakmor

Address: 396 Yangfangwang, Guandu District, 650216 Kunming, Yunnan, China

Email:   zwliu@ynao.ac.cn

Research Areas

Computational Modelling in Stellar Astrophysics,Stellar Astrophysics and Stellar/Binary evolution

Education

Experience


Publications

A list of publications can be found from the ADS library.  

(1)  Rates and delay times of Type Ia supernovae in the helium-enriched main-sequence donor scenario, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2018, first author
(2)  Three-dimensional Hydrodynamical Simulations of Mass Transfer in Binary Systems by a Free Wind, The Astrophysical Journal, 2017, first author
(3)  The fastest unbound star in our Galaxy ejected by a thermonuclear supernova, Science, 2015, co-author
(4)  The Impact of Type Ia Supernova Explosions on Helium Companions in the Chandrasekhar-mass Explosion Scenario, The Astrophysical Journal, 2013, first author
(5)  Three-dimensional simulations of the interaction between Type Ia supernova ejecta and their main sequence companions, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2012, first author



Research Interests

Dr. Liu is an Astrophysicist  with strong interests in various aspects of computational modelling in stellar astrophysics and stellar/binary evolution,including: Supernovae (thermonuclear and core-collapse explosions),Binary mass transfer, Commen envelope, Transient phenomena related to interacting stars,the origin of chemically peculiar stars such as Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor (CEMP) stars,Runaway and Hypervelocity stars,Compact Objects and Gravitational Waves


Main International Collaborators

Our international collaborators are primarily distributed in the Heidelberg Institute for Theorectical Studies (HITS), Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), the University of Bonn, the University of Surrey, Oxford University, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the University of New South Wales Candebrra, Queen's University Belfast, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University and Monash University:

(1) The Physcis of Stellar Objects (PSO) group led by Prof. Dr. Friedrich Roepke at the Heidelberg Institute for Theorectical Studies (HITS), Germany
(2) The Stellar Astrophysics Group led by Prof. Dr. Norbert Langer at the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie (AIfA), the University of Bonn, Germany
(3) Prof. Dr. Alexander Heger, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
(4) Dr. Robert Izzard (STFC Rutherfor Fellow and Lecturer) in the Astrophysics group at the University of Surrey, UK
(5) Dr. Ashley Ruiter (ARC Future Fellow) in the University of New South Wales Candebrra, Australia
(6) Dr. Takashi Moriya (Assistant Professor) at the Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Students

已指导学生

曾耀田  博士研究生  070401-天体物理  

现指导学生

罗竞霄  硕士研究生  070401-天体物理  

肖雨  硕士研究生  070401-天体物理  

陈静琦  博士研究生  070401-天体物理  

Former Students

  • Aaron Magee,             Exchange Master student, Surrey University, 2022
  • Akaash Conhye,         Exchange Master student, Surrey University, 2020
  • Callum McCutcheon,  Exchange Master student, Surrey University, 2019


Honors & Fellowships

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Fellow of the University of Surrey, UK (2018-19)