Wilhelm Kley

Wilhelm Kley is a Professor at the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAAT), University of Tübingen, affiliated with the Department of Physics and Department of Computational Physics. His research focuses on astrophysical disk dynamics, particularly protoplanetary disks, binary star systems, and planet formation using hydrodynamic simulations.

Key research areas include:

• Protoplanetary disk structure and evolution
• Planet-disk interactions
• Circumbinary disk dynamics
• Hydrodynamic turbulence in disks
• Transitional disk morphology

His work often involves numerical simulations and code development (e.g., FARGOCPT) to model complex astrophysical systems. Recent publications explore topics such as viscous circumbinary disks, stability of coorbital planets, and recycling of planetary atmospheres.