Ziyan Xu

Ziyan Xu serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Star and Planet Formation within the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen, conducting advanced research in astrophysical phenomena related to star and planet formation through computational modeling and observational data analysis.

His expertise spans Astrophysics, Planet Formation, and Computational Methods, with specific focus on dust dynamics in protoplanetary disks, hydrodynamic instabilities like the Rossby Wave Instability, and numerical simulation of collapsing systems. This interdisciplinary work bridges theoretical frameworks with observational data from facilities such as ALMA to decode planetary system formation mechanisms.

Recent publications demonstrate a concentrated research trajectory in computational astrophysics, emphasizing numerical tool development (e.g., ATHENA++) for simulating astrophysical processes and analyzing dust growth patterns in protoplanetary environments. These contributions advance methodological approaches in the field while addressing fundamental questions about early planetary system evolution.

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