This webpage provides information for the 8th Heidelberg Summer School 2013 with the topic on
Organization:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics,
Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl, and Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies.
Lecturers:
Malcolm Longair, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Yuri Lyubarsky, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Assistents:
Victor Zabalza, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
When & where:
Scope of the School:
- present an overview of the progress in major areas during the past years;
- bring together research students of various fields for discussion and exchange of ideas;
- encourage young researchers to continue research in these fields; and
- strengthen future interdisciplinary research in these areas;
The school will focus on fundamental topics in high energy astrophysics, highlighting recent observational and theoretical progress. The three primary lecture courses will cover the major radiation processes, particle acceleration mechanisms and relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, and discuss their relevance for our understanding of astrophysical objects such as supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae and active galactic nuclei. Highlight lectures by prominent experts on specific topics will complement the program.
