## Please edit system and help pages ONLY in the moinmaster wiki! For more ## information, please see MoinMaster:MoinPagesEditorGroup. ##master-page:FrontPage #acl All:read MappGroup:read,write #format wiki #language en #pragma section-numbers off {{attachment:MAPP.jpg}} © NASA / JPL = General = MaPP (MAgnetic Protostars and Planets) is a new project aimed at investigating the role of magnetic fields in the '''formation of stars and planetary systems'''. Youth is indeed the period in the life of stars where magnetic fields are expected to have the strongest impact, eg through the magnetically-controlled accretion/ejection processes involved in the collapse of the protostellar cloud from which stars and planets form. MaPP focusses especially on the core regions of protostellar accretion discs - including the newly born star and closely orbiting planets. By collecting new observational data and running dedicated multi-D MHD numerical simulations, MaPP is expected to unveil how magnetic fields modify the formation of stars and their protoplanetary systems. MAPP is part of the '''[[http://www.ast.obs-mip.fr/users/donati/magics/v1/|MagIcS]] international initiative''' aimed at studying the origin and impact of magnetic fields on stars throughout the HR diagram. MaPP gathers astronomers from many different countries, including France, Canada, UK, Taiwan & USA. MaPP is supported by France (ANR funding, CNRS/PNPS support) and the CFHT community (LP allocation). = More information = * science goals : MappScience * recent news & results : MappNews * ongoing observations : MappObservations * ongoing simulations : MappSimulations * past & ongoing proposals : MappProposals * preliminary results on individual stars: MappStars * papers published & in preparation : MappPapers * the full team : MappPeople * the ANR subgroup : MappAnr * future meetings : MappMeetings * press releases & image gallery : MappOutreach = Actors and administrators of this wiki site = MappGroup MappAnrGroup MappAdminGroup = Some information for wiki beginners = Interesting starting points: * RecentChanges: see where people are currently working * WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing * FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways * SyntaxReference: quick access to wiki syntax * SiteNavigation: get an overview over this site and what it contains == How to use this site == A Wiki is a collaborative site, anyone can contribute and share: * Edit any page by pressing '''<>''' at the top or the bottom of the page * Create a link to another page with joined capitalized words (like WikiSandBox) or with {{{["quoted words in brackets"]}}} * Search for page titles or text within pages using the search box at the top of any page * See HelpForBeginners to get you going, HelpContents for all help pages. To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about MoinMoin:WhyWikiWorks and the MoinMoin:WikiNature. Also, consult the HelpMiscellaneous/FrequentlyAskedQuestions page. This wiki is powered by MoinMoin.