Description
Disc winds are ubiquitous in accreting binaries and have an intimate connection to the accretion disc; however, the driving mechanism of the winds and their impact on the observed spectrum remain poorly understood. In this talk, I will first review the physics behind accretion disc winds and their observational signatures. I will then discuss how numerical simulations (specifically, hydrodynamics and radiative transfer) can be used to better understand the underlying processes of accretion and outflow driving. I will finish by conducting a brief summary of what I see as 5 key challenges we must address if we are to build a better understanding of the disc-wind connection in accreting compact binaries and other accreting sources such as Active Galactic Nuclei.
