Centro de Astrofísica

Biographic notes
João Lima received the "Licenciatura" in Physics/Applied Mathematics from the University of Porto in 1988, the MSc. in Astronomy from the University of Sussex (U.K.) in 1989 and the D.Phil. from the University of St.Andrews (U.K.) in 1995.

He was an Assistant Lecturer from 1989 to 1995. Since then he is a Lecturer at the Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto.

His main research interests are: magnetohydrodynamic models of stellar winds and the variation of the solar wind with latitude. He is involved in the research project "Stellar Astrophysics" of the Centre for Astrophysics. He also participates in the education and popularization of Astronomy, as part of the activities of the "Popularization Unit" of the Centre.

Lastest CAUP publications

M. Oshagh, N. C. Santos, P. Figueira, V. Zh. Adibekyan, A. Santerne, S. C. C. Barros, J. J. G. Lima, 2015,
Polar stellar-spots and grazing planetary transits. Possible explanation for the low number of discovered grazing planets,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 583, L1-

V. Cayatte, N. Vlahakis, T. Matsakos, J. J. G. Lima, K. Tsinganos, C. Sauty, 2014,
Counter-rotation in relativistic magnetohydrodynamic jets,
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 788, L19_1-L19_5

A. R. G. Santos, M. S. Cunha, J. J. G. Lima, 2012,
Asteroseismology and magnetic cycles,
Astronomische Nachrichten, 333, 1032-1035

C. Sauty, V. Cayatte, J. J. G. Lima, T. Matsakos, K. Tsinganos, 2012,
Counterrotation in Magnetocentrifugally Driven Jets and Other Winds,
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 759, L1_1-L1_5

C. Sauty, Z. Meliani, J. J. G. Lima, K. Tsinganos, V. Cayatte, N. Globus, 2011,
Nonradial and nonpolytropic astrophysical outflows
IX. Modelling T Tauri jets with a low mass accretion rate,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 533, A46_1-A46_12

A. Aibéo, J. M. Ferreira, J. J. G. Lima, 2007,
Magnetic braking in young late-type stars: the effect of polar spots,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 473, 501-510

A. Aibéo, J. J. G. Lima, C. Sauty, 2007,
Application of a MHD hybrid solar wind model with latitudinal dependences to ULYSSES data at minimum,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 461, 685-694

C. Sauty, J. J. G. Lima, N. Iro, K. Tsinganos, 2005,
Nonradial and nonpolytropic astrophysical outflows. VII. Fitting Ulysses solar wind data during minimum,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 432, 687-698

K. Tsinganos, N. Vlahakis, S. Bogovalov, C. Sauty, E. Trussoni, J. J. G. Lima, 2003,
Collimation of astrophysical MHD Outflows,
Astrophysics and Space Science, 287, 103-108

L. J. R. Machado, J. J. G. Lima, M. T. V. T. Lago, 2003,
Stellar Winds Models with Alfvén Waves,
Astrophysics and Space Science, 287, 139-142