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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 Vorticity on Different Scales: from the Cosmological to the Microscopic 1.2 7th International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (3rd announcement) 1.3 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop - Gamma Ray Bursts, their progenitors and the role of thermal emission 2. Jobs 2.1 Post-doctoral position at the University of Guelph 2.2 Senior Lecturer and Lecturer at Rhodes University (2 positions) in Mathematics (Pure and Applied) 3. News 3.1 Amaldi/NRDA Conference: upcoming deadlines 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Analogue Gravity" and "The Einstein-Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory" (updates) 3.3 Invited papers from GR19 now free-to-read in Classical and Quantum Gravity 3.4 2011 Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity 3.5 Gravity Research Foundation Awards for Essays, 2011 ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 Vorticity on Different Scales: from the Cosmological to the Microscopic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/27/vorticity-on-different-scales-from-… Starting Thu, Jul 14, 2011 to Thu, Jul 14, 2011 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://wiki.maths.qmul.ac.uk/twiki/bin/view/CosmologyAndRelativity/Vortici… We are pleased to announce a half-day meeting on `Vorticity on Different Scales' to be held at the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House on Thursday 14th July from 1pm. The aim of this meeting is to encourage discussion between scientists from different disciplines studying vorticity in different settings. To this end, there will be invited talks on cosmology, superfluids in neutron stars, planetary astronomy and cold atomic physics (provisionally). After these talks there will be a mini-workshop and discussion. Attendance at the meeting will be free, and there will be limited travel support for young researchers based outside London. Participants are encouraged to bring along posters on their vorticity research and related topics which will be displayed during the meeting. If you are interested in attending, please email the organisers (addresses below) so we have an idea of the numbers of participants to expect. Since the room capacity is limited, early acknowledgement of attendance is encouraged. Please state in your email if you require travel support. This meeting is sponsored by the IoP gravitational physics group, and the Astronomy Unit, QMUL. Slightly more information is on the meeting website: https://wiki.maths.qmul.ac.uk/twiki/bin/view/CosmologyAndRelativity/Vortici… Best, Adam Christopherson (a.christopherson[AT]qmul.ac.uk) Cesar Lopez-Monsalvo (cslm1x07[AT]soton.ac.uk) Karim Malik (k.malik[AT]qmul.ac.uk) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 7th International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (3rd announcement) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/26/7th-international-conference-on-gra… Starting Wed, Dec 14, 2011 to Mon, Dec 19, 2011 Location: Goa, India Additional Information: http://www.tifr.res.in/~icgc2011 International Center for Theoretical Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation This is the third and final announcement for ICGC2011. Please note that one cannot register in August without first pre-registering, on or before 30th June, 2011. The conference programme consists of: [A] 19 Plenary Talks [Eric Adelberger, Dipankar Bhattacharya, J. R. Bond, Francois Bouchet, Mihalis Dafermos, John Ellis, Gary Horowitz, Robert Kirshner, Luis Lehner, Shiraz Minwalla, Priyamvada Natarajan, Jim Peebles, Bernard Schutz, Masaru Shibata, Rafael Sorkin, Alexei Starobinsky, Kip Thorne, David Wands, Stan Whitcomb] [B] An evening Lecture by Abhay Ashtekar [C] Three parallel sessions for contributed talks/posters: Classical general relativity and gravitational waves [Sukanta Bose and Sanjay Jhingan]; Cosmology [Eiichiro Komatsu and L. Sriramkumar]; Quantum Gravity and Early Universe [Justin David and Shinji Mukohyama] [D] Three dedicated mini-sessions on: Gravity as an emergent phenomenon [T. Padmanabhan]; Dark Energy [Varun Sahni]; Gravitational-wave astronomy [B. S. Sathyaprakash] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop - Gamma Ray Bursts, their progenitors and the role of thermal emission --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/23/irap-phd-and-erasmus-mundus-worksho… Starting Sun, Oct 02, 2011 to Fri, Oct 07, 2011 Location: Les Houches, France Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=602 The workshop is promoted by ICRANet within the International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph. D. Program (IRAP Ph D) and the ERASMUS MUNDUS activities. Lectures will be presented by leading Physicists and Astrophysicists working in the theory and observations of Gamma Ray Bursts, Supernovae as well as in the interface of Nuclear Physics, White Dwarfs, Neutron Star Physics and Black Holes Physics. Special attention is being devoted to the Gamma Ray Bursts and their progenitors and to the role of the thermal emission. Invited lecturers include: Amati Lorenzo, Antonelli Angelo, Baranov Andrey, Beloborodov Andrei, Berger Edo, Bianco Carlo L., Boer Michel, Campana Sergio, Chakrabarti Sandip, Costa Enrico, Covino Stefano, Dai Zigao, D'Avanzo Paolo, Della Valle Massimo, Frontera Filippo, Ghirlanda Giancarlo, Giannios Dimitrios, Giommi Paolo, Guidorzi Cristiano, Guiriec Sylvain, Ioka Kunihito, Lou Yuqing, Malesani Daniele, Mazzali Paolo A., Pe'er Asaf, Pian Elena, Piran Tsvi, Popov Mikhail, Poutanen Juri, Rueda Jorge A., Ryde Felix, Salvaterra Ruben, Tagliaferri Gianpiero, Tavani Marco, Valenti Stefano, Vereshchagin Gregory, Vurm Indrek, Wang Xiang-Yu, Xue She-Sheng, Zhang Bing The registration fee is 350€ and it includes accommodation, lunches, dinners, coffee breaks and the proceedings publication. Proceedings will be published by World Scientific Pub. in their Astrophysical Series. You can find information on how to reach Les Houches on the website: the nearest airport is the Geneva one, that is 1 hour drive, then there are many public and private shuttle services from the airport to the conference location. As regards accommodation, there are 70 chalets in the school: they are single-rooms with toilet facilities. If you are interested in booking one of them, please send an email to annapia.delbeato[at]icranet.org with information on your name, surname, age and sex. You can settle into your room from 6pm on Sunday evening; you should leave your room on Friday morning, after breakfast. ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Post-doctoral position at the University of Guelph ------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/18/post-doctoral-position-at-the-unive… Institution: Guelph, ON, Canada Deadline: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/ A post-doctoral position is available within the Gravitation Group of the University of Guelph, to start in September 2011. This position is for a duration of two years, with a possibility of renewal for a third year. The Guelph Gravitation Group consists of two faculty members, Luis Lehner and Eric Poisson, at least one post-doctoral fellow, and a number of graduate students. Research interests include computational relativity and astrophysics, the physics of black holes, gravitational waves, and the gravitational self-force. The group enjoys close ties with Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, and we also have a wide network of international collaborators. We are looking for an exceptional researcher who will work with us in a stimulating scientific environment. Preference might be given to persons already actively working in the research areas listed previously, but candidates working in closely related areas are also encouraged to apply. The interested candidate should submit (i) a curriculum vitae, (ii) a list of publications, (iii) a statement of research interests, and (iv) have three letters of recommendation sent to the address appearing below. Consideration of these applications will begin on June 15th, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should be sent via e-mail. For more information on the Department of Physics at the University of Guelph, please consult the Department's home page at http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/. For more information on the Guelph Gravitation Group, please consult the websites http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/poisson/research/ and http://www.phys.lsu.edu/dept/people/lehner.html. All applications should be sent to: Luis Lehner Department of Physics University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada. llehner[at]pitp.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 Senior Lecturer and Lecturer at Rhodes University (2 positions) in Mathematics (Pure and Applied) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/04/senior-lecturer-and-lecturer-at-rho… Institution: Grahamstown, South Africa Additional Information: http://www.ru.ac.za/jobs/currentvacancies/academic/mathematics The Department of Mathematics of Rhodes University has two vacancies, one at Senior Lecturer level and another one Lecturer level. One of the appointments will be in Applied Mathematics, and the other will be in either Applied Mathematics or in Pure Mathematics. It is essential that prospective candidates read the further particulars relating to this post and that all relevant documentation is submitted. Failure to submit such documentation will result in an application not being considered. Candidates at Senior Lecturer level should have: A PhD in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, and have a solid record of publications in accredited journals. They should also have experience in teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate level in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, or for those with work experience largely in a research environment some teaching experience. Candidates at Lecturer level should have: At least an MSc in Mathematics, together with evidence of being on track towards obtaining a doctoral degree. Some teaching or tutoring experience in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics is a requirement. To Apply: First, please obtain the further particulars, application form, etc., from http://www.ru.ac.za/jobs/currentvacancies/academic/mathematics. Please email your completed application form, accompanied by a substantial letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and copies of certificates to: jobs-yellow[AT]ru.ac.za ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 Amaldi/NRDA Conference: upcoming deadlines ---------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/31/amaldi-nrda-conference-upcoming-dea… Additional Information: http://www.amaldi9.org/ Amaldi/NRDA early registration deadline extension: June 2 The early registration deadline for the 9th Edoardo Amaldi Conference and Numerical Relativity - Data Analysis workshop (Cardiff, 10-15 July 2011) has been extended to the end of Thursday June 2cd (UK time). To qualify for the reduced registration fee, payment should be paid by that time. Other upcoming deadlines are abstract submission (10 June), and late registration is (17 June). Please note that recent network difficulties at Cardiff University have required us to change the IP address for the conference website. If you have access difficulties with the standard URL (http://www.amaldi9.org/) then you can access the website directly here: https://131.251.184.42/Jooma Please contact amaldi[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk for more information. We look forward to seeing you in Cardiff. Best regards, -- Patrick Sutton for the Amaldi LOC & NRDA SOC amaldi[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk http://www.amaldi9.org/ https://131.251.184.42/Jooma +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Analogue Gravity" and "The Einstein-Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory" (updates) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/27/living-reviews-in-relativity-analog… Additional Information: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/ This month, Living Reviews in Relativity has published two major updates of the reviews "The Einstein-Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory" by Håkan Andréasson and "Analogue Gravity" by Carlos Barceló, Stefano Liberati and Matt Visser. Both articles substantially revise previous versions from 2005. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-4 Andréasson, Håkan "The Einstein-Vlasov System/Kinetic Theory" ACCEPTED: 2011-05-06 PUBLISHED: 2011-05-27 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-4 UPDATE: This is a revised and updated version of the article from 2005. A number of new sections on the Einstein-Vlasov system have been added, e.g., on the formation of black holes and trapped surfaces, on self-similar solutions, on the structure of static solutions, on Buchdahl type inequalities, on the stability of cosmological solutions, and on axisymmetric solutions. Some of the previous sections have been significantly extended. The number of references has increased from 121 to 197. ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this article is to provide a guide to theorems on global properties of solutions to the Einstein–Vlasov system. This system couples Einstein's equations to a kinetic matter model. Kinetic theory has been an important field of research during several decades in which the main focus has been on non-relativistic and special relativistic physics, i.e., to model the dynamics of neutral gases, plasmas, and Newtonian self-gravitating systems. In 1990, Rendall and Rein initiated a mathematical study of the Einstein–Vlasov system. Since then many theorems on global properties of solutions to this system have been established. This paper gives introductions to kinetic theory in non-curved spacetimes and then the Einstein–Vlasov system is introduced. We believe that a good understanding of kinetic theory in non-curved spacetimes is fundamental to a good comprehension of kinetic theory in general relativity. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-3 Barceló Serón, Carlos and Liberati, Stefano and Visser, Matt "Analogue Gravity" ACCEPTED: 2011-02-28 PUBLISHED: 2011-05-11 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-3 UPDATE: Completely revised and updated previous version. Significantly extended Sections 2.4, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5, and 7. Introduced new Section 6. Eight new figures have been added. The number of references increased from 434 to 702. ABSTRACT: Analogue gravity is a research programme which investigates analogues of general relativistic gravitational fields within other physical systems, typically but not exclusively condensed matter systems, with the aim of gaining new insights into their corresponding problems. Analogue models of (and for) gravity have a long and distinguished history dating back to the earliest years of general relativity. In this review article we will discuss the history, aims, results, and future prospects for the various analogue models. We start the discussion by presenting a particularly simple example of an analogue model, before exploring the rich history and complex tapestry of models discussed in the literature. The last decade in particular has seen a remarkable and sustained development of analogue gravity ideas, leading to some hundreds of published articles, a workshop, two books, and this review article. Future prospects for the analogue gravity programme also look promising, both on the experimental front (where technology is rapidly advancing) and on the theoretical front (where variants of analogue models can be used as a springboard for radical attacks on the problem of quantum gravity). UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3 Invited papers from GR19 now free-to-read in Classical and Quantum Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/24/invited-papers-from-gr19-now-free-t… Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/11 Selected articles from the 19th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR19) are now published and free-to-read in Classical and Quantum Gravity (CQG). I invite you to browse the collection: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/11 The GR19 conference covered all of the broad range of subjects in the scope of CQG. Hyperspace readers are therefore certain to find high quality work in the issue relevant to their own interests. I take this opportunity to thank all authors, referees and particularly the guest editors, Profs D Marolf and D Sudarsky for all of their hard work which contributed to making this outstanding special issue possible. Yours sincerely Adam Day Publisher Classical and Quantum Gravity cqg[AT]iop.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4 2011 Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/19/2011-gravitational-physics-group-th… Additional Information: http://gp.iop.org/ Closing date for nominations: 31 October 2011 The 2011 Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize, sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity (CQG), will be made for excellence in postgraduate research and communication skills in gravitational physics. All members of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group who passed their PhD viva voce exam between 30 September 2009 and 1 October 2010 are entitled to enter the competition. The winner will be awarded £500 and they will be invited to submit a paper to CQG based on the winning thesis which, if accepted, will be made a ’select article’ in CQG. Furthermore, the winner will be given the opportunity to present their work at one of the UK BritGrav meetings. Anyone (student or otherwise) can nominate a candidate (including the candidate themselves). If you have someone in mind, please send an email to the IOP Gravitational Physics Group secretary (David Burton at d.burton-at-lancaster.ac.uk) containing the candidate’s contact details and the committee will encourage them to enter the competition. The candidate must be a member of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group, and will be asked to provide their IOP membership number. Please note that the student’s external PhD examiner must be willing to comment on the student’s research, quality of the student’s thesis and the student’s ability to cogently communicate their work (evidenced by their viva performance and/or seminars). Students are advised to consult their external examiner before entering the competition. For information on how to enter the competition please click ‘Group Prize’ on the IOP Gravitational Physics Group web page http://gp.iop.org/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5 Gravity Research Foundation Awards for Essays, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/05/16/gravity-research-foundation-awards-… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org/ The trustees are pleased to announce the Awards for Essays for 2011. 1. $4,000 - Stimulated Creation of Quanta during Inflation and the Observable Universe by Ivan Agullo (1) and Leonard Parker (2), (1) Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, Physics Department, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802-6300, (2) Physics Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201; e-mail: agullo[at]gravity.psu.edu leonard[at]uwm.edu 2. $1,250 - Relative Locality: A Deepening of the Relativity Principle by Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (1), Laurent Freidel (2), Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman (3), and Lee Smolin2, (1) Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' "La Sapienza" and Sez. Roma1 INFN P. le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy, (2) Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , 31 Caroline Street North, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2Y5, Canada, (3) Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, Pl. Maxa Borna 9, 50-204 Wroclaw, Poland; e-mail: amelino[at]roma1.infn.it lfreidel[at]perimeterinstitute.ca jkowalskiglikman[at]ift.uni.wroc.pl lsmolin[at]perimeterinstitute.ca 3. $1,000 - The Value of the Cosmological Constant by John D. Barrow and Douglas J. Shaw, DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United Kingdom; e-mail: J.D.Barrow[at]damtp.cam.ac.uk D.Shaw[at]damtp.cam.ac.uk 4. $750 - Losing Information outside the Horizon by Samir D. Mathur, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, 43210; e-mail: mathur[at]mps.ohio-state.edu 5. $500 - Quantum Gravity and Dark Matter by Chiu Man Ho (1), Djordje Minic (2), and Y. Jack Ng (3), (1) Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2) Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3) Institute of Field Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; e-mail: chiuman.ho[at]vanderbilt.edu dminic[at]vt.edu yjng[at]physics.unc.edu Selected for Honorable Mention this year were (listed in alphabetical order) Olga V. Babourova and Boris N. Frolov; B. J. Carr and A. A. Coley; Naresh Dadhich; Scott Dodelson; Chris Done; Arthur E. Fischer; Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin, and Saeed Rastgoo; Daniel Grumiller and Florian Preis; E. I. Guendelman; L Herrera; Shahar Hod; L. P. Horwitz, A. Yahalom, M. Lewkowicz, and J. Levitan; Ali Kaya; H. Kleinert; Kazuya Koyama, Gustavo Niz, and Gianmassimo Tasinato; Ishwaree P. Neupane; Julio Oliva and Sourya Ray; T. Padmanabhan; Giandomenico Palumbo; Antonio Enea Romano and Pisin Chen; Gustavo E. Romero and Daniela Perez; M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari; C. Sivaram; N. C. Tsamis and R. P. Woodard; C. S. Unnikrishnan and G. T. Gillies. This announcement and abstracts of award-winning and honorable mention essays will be posted when ready on our web site, http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org. The five award-winning essays will be published in the Journal of General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG) and subsequently, in a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD). They will also be posted at a later date on our web site. Roger W. Babson, Founder George M. Rideout, Jr., President GRAVITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION PO BOX 81389 WELLESLEY HILLS MA 02481-0004 USA

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