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Modern understanding of dust astrophysics reveals that RAdiative Torques(RATs) arising from the radiation-dust interaction can induce two fundamentaleffects, including grain alignment and rotational disruption. Here we reviewthe recent progress in the theoretical development and observational testing ofthese effects using dust polarization observed toward star-forming regions(SFRs). We first review the basic theory of the RAT alignment and RATdisruption, which are referred to as RAT-A and RAT-D effects, respectively. Wethen briefly describe the numerical method we use to model polarized thermaldust emission by accounting for both RAT-A and RAT-D and theoreticalpredictions of dust polarization for observations. Next, we review ourobservational efforts to search for observational evidence of the RAT-A andRAT-D effects using thermal dust polarization toward SFRs. Finally, we discussmagnetic fields inferred from dust polarization observed toward these SFRs andimplications of the RAT paradigm for different astrophysical conditions,including protostellar environments, dust evolution, and time-domainastrophysics.

Recent progress in theory and observational study of dust grain alignment and rotational disruption in star-forming regions