Matteo cantiello, university of california, santa barbara, kavli institute for theoretical physics, postdoc. I am aware that a while back a lot of astronomers have tried out writing their research articles on authorea, a webbased. Matteo cantiello is an associate research scientist at the center for computational astrophysics flatiron institute, nyc and a visiting associate research scholar in the department of astrophysical sciences at princeton university. Sonia fernandez its an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve. Yanfei jiang, matteo cantiello, lars bildsten, eliot quataert, omer blaes, james stone. This confirms a prediction put forward by astrophysicist matteo cantiello, a postdoctoral fellow with uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics, who contributed to the discovery published this week in the astrophysical journal letters. Prior to joining the foundation, cantiello was a specialist in astrophysics at the kavli institute for theoretical physics at the university of california, santa barbara, and an argelander fellow at bonn university. It turns out the gravity waves that we see in the red giants do propagate all the way to the center of these stars, says colead author matteo cantiello, a specialist in stellar astrophysics from uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics kitp. The star spins around its axis at the speed of 600 kilometers per second at the equator, a rotational velocity so high that the star is nearly tearing apart due to centrifugal forces. Join facebook to connect with matteo cantiello and others you may know. Specialist in theoretical astrophysics, kavli institute for theoretical physics, uc santa barbara 201416.
Prior to moving to new york, i was an associate specialist in astrophysics at the. A starry night sky has a knack for making us speechless, but dumb awe just isnt enough for astrophysicist matteo cantiello of the kavli institute for theoretical physics. Matteo cantiello postdoctoral fellow university of. Kavli institute for theoretical physics hosts a science. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matteo s. Using a recently developed technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars, a group of astronomers including matteo cantiello and lars bildsten from uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics kitp has discovered that strong magnetic fields are very common in stars. For centuries, its been believed that this lunar phase can affect everything from peoples state of mind, to fertility, to crime rates.
Astronomers have for the first time probed magnetic fields in the mysterious inner regions of stars, finding they are strongly magnetised, and in some cases 10 million times stronger than earths. Prior to moving to nyc, cantiello was a specialist in astrophysics at the kavli institute for theoretical physics at the university of california, santa barbara, and an argelander fellow at bonn university. This image shows jim fuller, matteo vaccine only partially protected. The casualty was a star in a spiral galaxy some 160 million lightyears away. Cantiello, kitp director lars bildsten and jim fuller, a postdoctoral fellow at the california institute of technology, agreed that this was a mystery worth solving. Humans have always tried to understand what the lights in the sky are as well as their meaning and function, matteo cantiello, an astrophysicist at uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics kitp, told the standingroomonly crowd at soho restaurant in santa barbara wednesday night. Elusive origin of stellar geysers revealed by 3d simulations. The stellar core is the region where the star produces most of its energy through thermonuclear reactions, says matteo cantiello from the kavli institute for theoretical physics at university of california, santa barbara.
Beyond the stars my name is matteo cantiello and i am an astrophysicist. Matteo cantiello kavli institute for theoretical physics, ucsb hundreds of billions. Strong magnetic fields are hiding deep inside stars. One member of this team is matteo cantiello, an italian astrophysicist who emigrated to the united states and is currently working at the kavli institute for theoretical physics at university of california santa barbara. The stellar core is the region where the star produces most of its energy through thermonuclear reactions, says matteo cantiello from the kavli institute for theoretical physics at. New technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars. Matteo cantiello, postdoctoral fellow, jim fuller, a professor at california technical university, and lars bildsten, the director of kavli institute for theoretical physics kitp, have been list. Kavli institute for theoretical physics, uc santa barbara 201416 postdoctoral fellow, kavli institute for theoretical physics, uc santa barbara 201114 argelander fellow, university of bonn germany 20102011 education. Matteo cantiello ucsb kavli institute for theoretical physics. It was not a slow death it lasted a few hours at most.
Matteo cantiello, phd, is a theoretical astrophysicist at the center for computational astrophysics in manhattan, and at princeton university. Matteo cantiello kavli institute for theoretical physics, university of california, santa barbara, ca 93106, usa daniel lecoanet and eliot quataert. Lucky break leads to controversial supernova discovery. Nobuhiro is based at the kavli institute for the physics and mathematics of the. These powerful eruptions launch entire planets worth of material into space in a matter of days. Ucsb scientist contributes to discovery of the fastest.
Strong magnetic fields are hiding deep inside stars futurity. The quest to understand stars and planets during the last 100 years, humankind made a giant leap in understanding the fundamental laws of nature. Researchers at the kavli institute for theoretical physics have developed a new technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars. Fastestrotating massive star ever recorded sciencedaily. The researchers created a detailed, threedimensional computer simulation of how matter, heat and light flow and interact within supersize stars.
Outbursts of luminous blue variable stars from variations in the helium opacity. Using a technique similar to medical ultrasound, astrophysicists have for the first time developed a way to determine the presence of strong magnetic fields deep inside pulsating giant stars. So the field is likely to have important effects on how. I am aware that a while back a lot of astronomers have tried out writing their research articles on authorea, a webbased collaborative. Cardiac experts launch of kavli human project big find novel.
Im an astrophysicist working as an associate specialist at the kitp kavli institute for theoretical physics at university of california santa barbara. Its an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve. In 2007, together with a few collaborators, he predicted the existence of massive stars with properties very similar to vfts 102. For example, while it was already clear that the universe is not. The kavli institute for theoretical physics 2407, x6326 ron tso graduate student. But scientists with the kavli institute for theoretical physics, at the university of california, santa barbara, have been gifted a solution.
He uses a variety of computational and observational tools, including 1d stellar evolution, 3d magneto. Officials with the innovative and novel computational impact on theory and experiment, a department of energy program, have granted astrophysicists matteo cantiello and yanfei jiang 120 million cpu hours. Its core collapsed in on itself, triggering a supernova explosion as bright as 100 billion suns. I am currently working in nyc as an associate research scientist at the center for computational astrophysics flatiron institute and a visiting associate researcher at princeton university. Postdoctoral fellow, kavli institute for theoretical. And a more complete understanding could be just calculations away, if only those calculations didnt take several millennia to run on normal computers. Ucsbs kavli institute hosts inaugural physics cafe ucsb. The stars, called luminous blue variables, periodically erupt in dazzling outbursts nicknamed stellar geysers. Matteo cantiello is a theoretical astrophysicist at the kavli institute for theoretical physics and authoreas chief scientist. Astrophysicists finally have an explanation for the violent mood swings of some of the biggest, brightest and rarest stars in the universe. For example, while it was already clear that the universe is not cosmopolitan club of santa barbara inc. View matteo cantiello s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Cantiello, along with yanfei jiang of the kavli institute for theoretical physics at the university of california, santa barbara, and colleagues took a more realistic approach. Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics mesa.
An international team of scientists has found the fastestrotating massive star ever recorded. This confirms a prediction put forward by astrophysicist matteo cantiello, a postdoctoral fellow with uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics, who contributed to the discovery. But astrophysicists matteo cantiello and yanfei jiang of uc. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Despite the broad and plentiful array of research abounding on the university of california, santa barbara campus, many do not have the opportunity to learn about these scientific explorations in a. Center for computational astrophysics, flatiron institute. Astronomers probe the magnetic fields in the mysterious. Discovery of the fastestrotating massive star ever. This post was written by matteo cantiello, a theoretical astrophysicist at the kavli institute for theoretical physics and authoreas chief scientist. I am aware that a while back a lot of astronomers have tried out writing their research articles on authorea, a webbased collaborative writing platform. Now, astrophysicists matteo cantiello and yanfei jiang of uc santa barbaras kavli institute for theoretical physics kitp may find a way around that problem. Matteo cantiello university of california, santa barbara academia.