Grid-Based Simulations for Misaligned Circumbinary Disks and Disk Breaking - Zhaohuan Zhu

Explore grid-based simulations for misaligned circumbinary disks and disk breaking in this 45-minute conference talk from the Building Bridges: Towards a Unified Picture of Stellar and Black Hole Binary Accretion and Evolution Conference at KITP. Delve into the evolution of circumbinary gas and its influence on embedded binary systems, from stellar to supermassive black hole scales. Examine observational signatures, numerical techniques, and recent progress in modeling these systems. Discover the similarities between massive black hole binaries and stellar binaries, and learn about crucial next steps in advancing our understanding. Cover topics including protoplanetary disks, transitional disks, disk breaking by planets, inclined planets in disks, observational signatures, circumbinary disk configurations, vortex formation, and specific case studies like GW Ori.