[MODEST] The N-Body Problem: Numerical Methods and Applications

[David Merritt]

This is a first announcement for

"The N-Body Problem: Numerical Methods and Applications"

a meeting to discuss the latest developments in computational N-body
dynamics. The meeting will be held from August 10 - 14 in Turku, Finland.

The meeting will combine a workshop with a school for young researchers.
The aim of the school is to educate students and postdocs working in the
fields of N-body simulations and numerical relativity on the newest
approaches and results in computational dynamics and their applications.

The school will consist of invited lectures and a limited number of oral
presentations. Roughly half a dozen senior lecturers, all experts in
their respective fields, will deliver 2-4 hours each of pedagogical
talks. Topics to be discussed include:

           * N-Body Algorithms
           * Regularization of Motion in the N-Body Problem
           * Relativistic Terms
           * Special-Purpose Hardware / Parallel Computing
           * The Three-Body Problem
           * Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters
           * Galactic Nuclei (including the Milky Way)

Confirmed speakers include S. Aarseth, H. Baumgardt, D. Heggie, T.
Kiyotaka, D. Merritt, S. Mikkola, and S. Portegies Zwart.

Students at the advanced masters or PhD  level, as well as postdocs, are
invited to apply. Approximately 25-30 junior participants will be
selected. For details on the application process, please see
http://www.astro.utu.fi/conf/NBody2008/.  We hope to be able to waive
registration fees for the junior participants. We anticipate that
additional funding will become available to help offset local expenses
for the junior participants as well.

Senior researchers are also invited to apply, and to propose talks.
We anticipate that approximately two talks per day will be scheduled
in addition to the pedagogical talks.

Please feel free to contact us directly if you have questions.

David Merritt
merritt at astro.rit.edu
Aleksandr Myllari
amyllari at gmail.com

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