Research

At the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, I lead the research group Physics of Stellar Objects. Please visit the group's website for additional information. At the moment, three major research topics are pursued in my group:

Thermonuclear supernova explosions

Common envelope phases in binary stellar evolution

Stellar hydrodynamics

Research highlight

For a recent research highlight, see our simulation of how magnetic fields in massive stars are generated by stellar mergers:

• Fabian R. N. Schneider, Sebastian T. Ohlmann, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Friedrich K. Röpke, Steven A. Balbus, Rüdiger Pakmor, Volker Springel: Stellar mergers as the origin of magnetic massive stars, Nature 574, 211–214 (2019).

A full-text version of the article is available.
Press releases can be found here:

• Heidelberg University
• University of Oxford
• Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
• Max Planck Society