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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 6th Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation 1.2 Relativity and Gravitation - 100 Years after Einstein in Prague (2nd announcement) 1.3 Near Field Cosmology as a Probe of Early Universe, Dark Matter and Gravity 2. Jobs 2.1 Two Research Associate positions in Gravitational Astronomy at Cardiff 2.2 Assistant/Associate/Full Professor at LSU 2.3 Sciama Research Fellowship in Theoretical Cosmology at ICG, Portsmouth 2.4 International Physics Course at Osaka University (master and Ph.D.) 2.5 Postdoctoral positions in Astrophysical Relativity at the AEI-Potsdam 2.6 Lectureship in Mathematics and Statistics at Sheffield 2.7 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Monash University 2.8 Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at LSU 2.9 Postdoctoral position in general relativity at Cornell University 2.10 Faculty Position at CITA 2.11 Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Mississippi 2.12 Several Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology 2.13 Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics at Indiana University 2.14 Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Physics at Perimeter Institute 2.15 Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics at Physics Dept. "G.Galilei" Padova and INFN Padova (Italy) 3. News 3.1 2011 GWIC Thesis Prize: Call for Nominations 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Entanglement Entropy of Black Holes" 3.3 New forthcoming relativity books by M. S. Berman 3.4 LIGO Open Data Survey 3.5 Highlights and Conclusions of the Workshop "Warm Dark Matter in Galaxies: Theoretical and Observational Progresses" 3.6 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematical or Numerical Relativity 3.7 New focus issue on string cosmology free to read in CQG ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 6th Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/30/6th-australasian-conference-on-gene… Starting Wed, Feb 08, 2012 to Sat, Feb 11, 2012 Location: Queenstown, New Zealand Additional Information: http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/acgrg6/ The Sixth Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (ACGRG6) will be held in New Zealand's premier mountain resort: Queenstown in the South Island, from the 8th to the 11th of February 2012. The conference brings together researchers in general relativity (mathematical/theoretical/numerical), theoretical and observational cosmology, relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave detection. It is hosted by the University of Otago (Dunedin) and supported by the Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (ASGRG). Plenary speakers include: Florian Beyer (Otago), Richard Easther (Auckland), Steve Maddox (Canterbury), Andrew Melatos (Melbourne), Todd Oliynyk (Monash), and Dan Shaddock (ANU). For registration and further details please visit: http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/acgrg6/. The website will be updated with additional information as it becomes available. What: 6th Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation Where: Rydges Lakeside Resort, Queenstown, New Zealand When: 8-11 February 2012 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 Relativity and Gravitation - 100 Years after Einstein in Prague (2nd announcement) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/29/relativity-and-gravitation-100-year… Starting Mon, Jun 25, 2012 to Fri, Jun 29, 2012 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://ae100prg.mff.cuni.cz/ The conference is organized at the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's stay in Prague, with the aim of providing an overview of the development and progress achieved in general relativity and its applications since then. The main topics of the conference include: * Mathematical relativity * Numerical relativity * Relativistic astrophysics * Relativistic cosmology * Quantum gravity * Gravitation and experiment * Conceptual and historical issues The meeting is organized under the auspices of the Rector of Charles University. The lectures will take place in the historical complex of the University in the heart of Prague's Old Town. Scientific Program The schedule of the conference will include plenary lectures and up to three parallel sessions in the afternoon. Posters will be displayed for the duration of the conference. The scientific program will be based primarily on invited lectures, the list of which is now under preparation. Confirmed speakers include: M. Abramowicz (Goeteborgs Univ.), A. Ashtekar (Penn State Univ.), J. Barbour (Univ. of Oxford), B. Bruegmann (F. Schiller Univ.), T. Damour (IHES), K. Danzmann (Albert-Einstein Inst. and Leibniz Univ.), J. Friedman (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), H. Friedrich (Albert Einstein Inst.), V. Frolov (Univ. of Alberta), G. Gibbons (Univ. of Cambridge), G. Gonzalez (Louisiana State Univ.), K. Kuchar (Univ. of Utah), J. Lewandowski (Univ. of Warsaw), G. Neugebauer (F. Schiller Univ.), H. Nicolai (Albert-Einstein Inst.) L. Rezzolla (Albert-Einstein Inst.), M. Sasaki (Kyoto Univ.), G. Schaefer (F. Schiller Univ.), B. Schutz (Albert Einstein Inst.), A. Starobinsky (Landau Inst.), R. Wald (Univ. of Chicago), and C. Will (Washington Univ.). Space will be reserved also for contributed oral and poster presentations. Please see below for abstract submission information. Registration Registration will open in December 2011. Details will be available soon on the conference website. Standard registration fee: 350 EUR before April 15, 2012 Late registration fee: 450 EUR after April 15, 2012 Limited financial support in the form of a reduced registration fee may be available for junior researchers: apply by January 31, 2012 through the conference website. In addition to conference participation the registration fee includes: abstract book and conference materials; coffee breaks; welcome cocktail on Sunday, June 24; classical music concert in the Gothic Aula Magna of Charles University on Tuesday, June 26; guided tour through Einstein's Prague followed by banquet on Thursday, June 28 (accompanying persons need a separate banquet ticket). Due to spacetime constraints, the number of participants is limited to around 150. It is thus possible that the registration may close already before April 15, 2012. An advance announcement will be made when the number of fully registered participants exceeds 120. Abstract Submission Participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations by April 15, 2012. Contributed presentations will be selected by the organizers. Please note that the number of oral contributions in particular is limited. The abstract submission page will be available on the conference website in December 2011. Accommodation Prague offers a broad range of hotels, hostels, and other lodging options. Participants are expected to arrange their accommodation individually. A list of recommended hotels and other suitable accommodation will be provided on the conference website. Important dates December 1, 2011: Registration opens January 31, 2012: Financial support application deadline April 15, 2012: Standard registration closes; Abstract submission deadline June 24, 2012: See you in Prague! Scientific Organizing Committee Marek Abramowicz, Lars Andersson, Abhay Ashtekar, Julian Barbour, Jiri Bicak, Roger Blandford, Bernd Bruegmann, Piotr Chrusciel, Thibault Damour, Karsten Danzmann, Fernando de Felice, George Ellis, John Friedman, Helmut Friedrich, Valeri Frolov, Gary Gibbons, Gary Horowitz, Joseph Katz, Karel Kuchar, Jerzy Lewandowski, Gernot Neugebauer, Hermann Nicolai, Igor Novikov, Martin Rees, Oscar Reula, Luciano Rezzolla, Misao Sasaki, Gerhard Schaefer, Bernd Schmidt, Alexei Starobinsky, Paul Tod, Robert Wald, Clifford Will. For more detailed information, please visit http://ae100prg.mff.cuni.cz/ . To receive notifications about updates by email, click on "Preliminary interest" and sign up on the website. Jiri Bicak (on behalf of SOC and LOC) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 Near Field Cosmology as a Probe of Early Universe, Dark Matter and Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/24/near-field-cosmology-as-a-probe-of-… Starting Tue, Nov 29, 2011 to Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Location: Annapolis, MD, USA Additional Information: http://jsi.astro.umd.edu/conferences/2011-jsi-workshop.html The Joint Space Science Institute -- consisting of astronomers, astrophysicists and physicists from the University of Maryland and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center -- is planning a cross-cutting workshop on “Near Field Cosmology as a Probe of Early Universe, Dark Matter and Gravity”. We aim to bring together 80-100 scientists from around the world to discuss many aspects of observations, theory, and how they all fit together. The workshop will take place between: Nov 29th and Dec. 1st 2011. Online registration and abstract submission will open Sept 17th. More information can be found on the webpage of the workshop. ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Two Research Associate positions in Gravitational Astronomy at Cardiff -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/31/2-research-associates-in-gravitatio… Institution: Cardiff, UK Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.cf.ac.uk/jobs/physx/research-associate-in-gravitational-astronom… Cardiff Gravitational Physics group (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications from highly motivated and competitive candidates to fill two STFC-funded postdoctoral positions. Both positions involve research into detection and measurement of gravitational waves in data from Advanced LIGO, GEO-HF and Advanced Virgo detectors and using the results to address a range of questions in fundamental physics, cosmology and astrophysics. Candidates are expected to take part in the development of algorithms that help improve searches for gravitational-wave signals in detector data and extract astrophysical and cosmological information from detected events. Current members of the group include academics Stephen Fairhurst, Leonid Grishchuk (emeritus), Mark Hannam, B.S. Sathyaprakash, Bernard Schutz (part time), and Patrick Sutton, three postdoctoral fellows and eight PhD students. The Group cofounded the British-German GEO600 collaboration, is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and is involved in the planning of the space-based LISA and the third generation Einstein Telescope (ET) Observatory. Group members play leading roles within the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, in particular in gravitational-wave searches for compact binary coalescences, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and other transient sources. The Group’s research interests also include modelling binary black hole orbits using analytical and numerical relativity and their gravitational wave emission, strong field tests of gravity, development of algorithms and software to search for gravitational waves and quantum processes in the early Universe – specifically cosmic microwave and gravitational wave backgrounds. The positions are available initially for a period of two years, extendible to up to four years depending on performance. The posts are available from 1 March 2012, but the precise starting date is negotiable. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 Assistant/Associate/Full Professor at LSU --------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/31/assistantassociatefull-professor/ Institution: Baton Rouge, LA, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 15, 2011 Additional Information: https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51804 The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University invites applications for a faculty position in physics starting in the fall of 2012. The faculty in the gravity theory group at LSU consists of Peter Diener, Robert O’Connell, Jorge Pullin, Parampreet Singh and Gabrielle Allen and Edward Seidel (both on leave at the National Science Foundation). There is also a quantum information technology group at LSU led by Jonathan Dowling, a theoretical astrophysics group led by Juhan Frank and Joel Tohline, and an experimental gravity group led by Thomas Corbitt, Joe Giaime, Gabriela González and Warren Johnson. The Department has strong research efforts in particle physics, including nuclear and neutrino physics, space physics, condensed matter physics, medical physics, and astronomy and astrophysics. Preference will be given to candidates working in loop quantum gravity, but exceptional candidates in other areas of theoretical gravity will also be considered. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is December 15th 2011 or until a candidate is selected. This is an abridged version of the ad. The full ad can be found at https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51804 LSU System is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3 Sciama Research Fellowship in Theoretical Cosmology at ICG, Portsmouth -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/31/sciama-research-fellowship-in-theor… Institution: Portsmouth, UK Deadline: Fri, Dec 30, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ The Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship in theoretical cosmology named in honour of the pioneering British cosmologist Dennis Sciama (1926-1999). We seek an outstanding postdoctoral scientist to work in collaboration with existing staff in the ICG. Applicants should have a record of high-quality research in theoretical cosmology and propose an original programme of research, complementary to existing research expertise in the ICG. A PhD and relevant research expertise is required. The post is for three years, starting on 1st October 2012. The ICG consists of 12 academic staff, 13 postdoctoral researchers and 18 PhD students, and is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III), the Dark Energy Survey, and the UK Low Frequency Array Consortium (LOFAR:UK). ICG researchers have access to the new 1000-core SCIAMA supercomputer at Portsmouth, as well as the UK National Cosmology Supercomputer Consortium (COSMOS). Many staff are also involved in many other on-going and planned astrophysical surveys. More information is available at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ Applications (Application Form, CV, 3-page research proposal, names of 3 referees) should be sent by email to jobs[AT]port.ac.uk and copied to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk. Applicants should also arrange for up to three letters of reference to be sent by email to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk, to arrive by the closing date, 30th December 2011. Late applications may be considered until the post has been filled. Informal enquiries about this post can be made to david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk To find out more about the University of Portsmouth and this role, visit www.port.ac.uk/vacancies and apply on-line. Alternatively telephone 023 9284 3421 for an application pack. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4 International Physics Course at Osaka University (master and Ph.D.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/31/international-physics-course-at-osa… Institution: Osaka, Japan Deadline: Sat, Dec 10, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/~IPC/ The Department of Physics of Osaka University is calling for applications to its International Physics Course (IPC). It offers Master and Ph.D. courses on a wide range of research topics in Physics (see also the webpage below for more details). The most successful applicants will receive a scholarship. Education and research is conducted in English (but students are welcome to learn a little of Japanese language and culture). Applications for the admission to the academic year 2012/13 (starting from October 1, 2012) are open from November 1 to December 10, 2011. More information at: http://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/~IPC/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5 Postdoctoral positions in Astrophysical Relativity at the AEI-Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/30/postdoctoral-positions-in-astrophys… Institution: Potsdam, Germany Deadline: Thu, Dec 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://numrel.aei.mpg.de The Astrophysical Relativity division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert-Einstein Institute) in Potsdam, Germany, anticipates the filling of at least one postdoctoral position within the "numerical-relativity" group. The numerical-relativity group is primarily but not exclusively concerned with the numerical solution of the Einstein equations and with the modelling of compact objects, such as neutron stars and black holes. Its work is a multi-disciplinary effort, spanning the fields of relativistic astrophysics, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, differential geometry, mathematics of nonlinear partial differential equations and high-performance computing. The group consists of postdoctoral fellows: Daniela Alic, Pau Amaro-Seoane, Eloisa Bentivegna, Riccardo Ciolfi, Abraham Harte, Ian Hinder, Seth Hopper, Jose Luis Jaramillo, Gian Mario Manca, Francesco Pannarale, Alberto Sesana, Kentaro Takami, of faculty Luciano Rezzolla, and of several graduate students. To learn more about the group, please visit: http://numrel.aei.mpg.de The Albert Einstein Institute also hosts a Divisions in Mathematical Relativity and Quantum Gravity and has an extremely active visitors program. It enjoys close proximity to the Universities of Potsdam and Berlin, the Astrophysics Institute of Potsdam, and has excellent in-house supercomputing facilities. To learn more about the Institute, please visit: http://www.aei.mpg.de The positions are for one year and renewable up to three depending on satisfactory progress. The appointments are expected to begin around Sept. 1, 2012, but an earlier date is also possible. The deadline for applications is Dec. 15, 2011. Applications can be made online via the web interface at https://lotus1.aei.mpg.de/job-form.nsf/registrationNR.xsp Applicants should upload a CV, a publication list, a research summary specifying which position they are interested in, and indicate the names of at least 3 referees. The Albert Einstein Institute is an equal-opportunity employer and hires on the basis of merit. Applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, and women are encouraged. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6 Lectureship in Mathematics and Statistics at Sheffield ----------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/27/lectureship-in-mathematics-and-stat… Institution: Sheffield, UK Deadline: Thu, Nov 24, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADK937/lectureship-in-mathematics-and-statistics/ Applications in gravitational and mathematical physics are encouraged for the following position: The School of Mathematics and Statistics has a strong research ethos and includes several research groups with high international reputation. The School offers MMath and BSc undergraduate courses, runs a long-established MSc in Statistics and provides service teaching of mathematics to other parts of the University. Following significant investment by the Faculty of Science, including new Chairs in probability and in mathematical biology, the School of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for two lectureships with a starting date of 1 September 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter. We are looking for candidates with a strong track record of high quality research in Algebra, Field Theory, Geometry, Mathematical Biology, Probability, Solar Physics or another area linking with existing strengths of the School. You will be expected to carry out and publish high-quality research in an area covered by the REF Mathematical Sciences Subpanel, to supervise postgraduate students and to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level. You will have a PhD in a relevant area of mathematics or statistics, or be close to completion. You will also have an established record of high-quality research in your chosen field or be able to demonstrate strong research potential, as well as excellence in teaching. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Monash University ---------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/26/lecturersenior-lecturer-in-mathemat… Institution: Melbourne, Australia Deadline: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 Additional Information: http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=498605 The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) invites applications for a tenure-track academic position starting anytime in 2012. Targeted recruiting is for the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer rank (equivalent to the US assistant professor or associate professor), but applicants at higher ranks will be considered. A PhD in mathematics is required. Candidates should have strong potential or demonstrated capability for effective research and teaching in a branch of pure mathematics with priority given to analysis, geometry, number theory, algebra, group theory, or combinatorics. The School includes the areas of algebra and discrete mathematics; analysis and geometry; bioinformatics, computational mathematics; operations research; probability and statistics; astrophysics; and atmospheric science and geophysical fluid dynamics. For further information regarding the school and its programs, please visit the web site http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/ Together with a research statement, teaching statement, applicants should indicate their research specialties and interests in their cover letter. Names of three referees are to be provided, and the key selection criteria must be addressed. To apply, go to http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=498605 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8 Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at LSU ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/14/postdoctoral-researchersenior-postd… Institution: Baton Rouge, LA, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 15, 2011 Additional Information: https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53733 The theoretical relativity group expects to have (contingent on funding) an opening for a postdoctoral researcher or senior postdoctoral researcher to start July 2012. This position conducts research in loop quantum gravity including either the canonical or spin foam approaches and/or loop quantum cosmology. The initial appointment will be for one year and is expected to be renewed for another one or two years subject to satisfactory progress and availability of funds. The core relativity group at LSU consists of Steve Brandt, Frank Loeffler, Peter Diener, Jorge Pullin, and Parampreet Singh. In addition, LSU hosts a strong experimental gravity group with activity in LIGO, whose Livingston site is 30 miles away from Baton Rouge. LSU is also host to the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT), a multidisciplinary research center which includes computational groups in several areas of science, engineering and the humanities. Several researchers in the relativity group have j oint appointments at CCT. THE LSU SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER This is an abridged version of the ad. For the full version follow the URL. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9 Postdoctoral position in general relativity at Cornell University --------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/14/postdoctoral-position-in-general-re… Institution: Ithaca, NY, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Cornell University expects to have an opening for a postdoctoral associate in general relativity starting in September, 2012. The position is for one year, with subsequent renewals depending on performance and the availability of funds. The Cornell Relativity Group consists of faculty members Eanna Flanagan and Saul Teukolsky, senior research associate Larry Kidder, research associates Geoffrey Lovelace, Michael Boyle, and Robert Owen, and a number of graduate students. Research interests of the group include computational relativity, black holes, gravitational waves, the gravitational self-force, modified theories of gravity and cosmology. There will also be opportunities to interact with the Theoretical Astrophysics Group, including Rachel Bean, David Chernoff, Dong Lai, Richard Lovelace, and Ira Wasserman. Applicants should submit a resume with a list of publications and statement of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Sharon Falletta Space Sciences Building Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6801 Applications can also be emailed to falletta[AT]astro.cornell.edu, with the subject line "Gravitational theory postdoc". Completed applications should be received no later than December 1, 2011. Only candidates who anticipate receiving their Ph.D. by September 2011 should apply. Cornell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10 Faculty Position at CITA ----------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/11/cita-faculty-position/ Institution: Toronto, Canada Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/index.php/Working-CITA/CITA-Faculty-Position The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), a national centre for theoretical astrophysics hosted by the University of Toronto, invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position, to commence July 1, 2012. The search is open to candidates at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Applicants from any area of theoretical astrophysics, cosmology and early universe physics are encouraged to apply; we seek candidates with a PhD, exceptionally strong and internationally recognized research records, and outstanding promise of future research accomplishments. Additional selection criteria include demonstrated excellence in teaching, in particular working with research fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and to assume a leadership role in administering CITA’s active postdoctoral and visitor programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in research and have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. CITA is an institute within the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto. The present complement of research staff includes six faculty and over 25 research fellows. The unique research environment at CITA is enhanced by close ties to the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Dunlap Institute, the Department of Physics, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Cosmology and Gravity Program. We encourage applicants to apply online by clicking here and search for Job #1100857. If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and other materials via e-mail to: citadmin[AT]cita.utoronto.ca using the subject line "Faculty Search". Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a bibliography, a statement of research interests. Please arrange for three letters of recommendation to be mailed directly to: Prof. Norman Murray, Director CITA, University of Toronto 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 3H8 All materials should reach CITA by December 1, 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11 Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Mississippi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/postdoctoral-position-in-theoretica… Institution: Oxford, MS, USA Deadline: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/?x=entry:entry111006-181836 The University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. The applicant must have a Ph.D. in Physics or Astrophysics and a good track record in one or more of the following research areas: gravitational-wave source modeling, numerical relativity, post-Newtonian theory, alternative theories of gravity, perturbation theory of stars and black holes. The Gravitational and High-Energy Theory Group at the University of Mississippi is active in various areas of theoretical and experimental gravity, and is part of the LIGO collaboration. Members of the group include Emanuele Berti, Luca Bombelli, Marco Cavaglia, Alakabha Datta and Tibor Torma, adjunct professors Vitor Cardoso and Ulrich Sperhake, postdocs Jocelyn Read and Alexander Dietz, and several graduate students. The University has excellent computing facilities, which include the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research and a departmental linux computer farm. The successful applicant is expected to engage in a collaborative research program involving several institutions, including Caltech and Princeton in the USA, Lisbon, Barcelona, Rome and Aveiro in Europe, and Para' University in Brazil (among others). More information on the gravity group in Mississippi is available at the following URL: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/ A curriculum vitae (including a list of publications and a statement of research interests) should be sent to the following e-mail address: grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu Please use the subject "Gravitational theory postdoc". Applicants must also arrange to have at least three recommendation letters to be sent to the same email address. The University requires all applicants to submit their application (including a CV and a statement of research interests) online at the following website: http://jobs.olemiss.edu Please click on "search postings" on the left, then from the drop-down menus select: "Job Title" -> "Postdoctoral Research Associate" "Department" -> "Physics and Astronomy" The present position is filed as number 11421258-100611. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12 Several Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/several-postdoctoral-positions-in-t… Institution: Rochester, NY, USA Deadline: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 Additional Information: http://ccrg.rit.edu Several Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester institute of Technology The Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) anticipates filling several postdoctoral positions in the coming year. We are looking for postdoctoral candidates interested in working on numerical relativity. Binary black hole simulations, relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations of coalescing astrophysical compact objects, such as black-hole and/or neutron star binaries, supermassive black hole mergers and their interactions with their surrounding accretion disks, and core-collapse supernovae. There are currently eleven senior researchers working in a broad range of areas of gravitational physics and astrophysics at the CCRG. Six faculty members work in numerical relativity and/or gravitational wave science: Manuela Campanelli, Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Yosef Zlochower, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof (a visualization expert), as well as five postdoctoral fellows: Melissa Frei, Bruno Mundim, Scott Noble, Jason Nordhaus, and Hiroyuki Nakano, and several graduate students. The successful postdoctoral candidates will be will have the possibility to collaborate on a broad range of research topics in computational astrophysics and gravitational physics. Our group is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium, a petascale computing project with NCSA, the NINJA (Numerical Injection Analysis) project, and the NRAR (numerical relativity-analytical relativity) collaboration. Several group members also have an ongoing collaborative research project with Johns Hopkins University to study accretion disks around supermassive black holes and explore relativistic phenomena in active galactic nuclei such as jets in active galactic nuclei. The positions are for two years and renewable depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers as well as a dedicated 800-core cluster hosted in the Center. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/ And about Rochester in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: CCRG-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu Enquiries can be addressed to: Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, and School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS) Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA Review of completed applications will begin December 31st, 2011 and will continue until February 1st, 2012 or until all positions are filled. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13 Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics at Indiana University ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/postdoctoral-position-in-theoretica… Institution: Bloomington, IN, USA Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Applications are invited for the position of postdoctoral fellow in theoretical physics at Indiana University. The current faculty in our group are Micheal Berger, Radovan Dermisek, Steven Gottlieb, Alan Kostelecky, and Enrico Lunghi. The position is available from September 1, 2012 and is expected to last for two years, subject to satisfactory performance. A completed Ph.D. degree is required prior to assuming the position. Each application should include a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests and accomplishments, and a list of publications. Candidates should also have at least three letters of reference sent to: Theory Group - Postdoc Search, Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, U.S.A. Email applications should be sent to oldhamt[AT]indiana.edu. Applications received before November 15, 2011 may receive preference. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14 Postdoctoral Researchers in Theoretical Physics at Perimeter Institute --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/04/2012-post-doctoral-researchers-in-t… Institution: Waterloo, ON, Canada Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca Applications are now open for postdoctoral fellowships at Perimeter Institute (PI) to begin in Fall 2012. PI hosts the world’s largest group of independent postdoctoral fellows in foundational theoretical physics. At PI, Postdoctoral Fellows are encouraged to formulate and pursue their own chosen lines of research, across all fields of theoretical physics, within an exceptionally supportive environment. They enjoy ample opportunities to interact with senior scientists, host collaborators, organize workshops and conferences, and participate in the training of graduate students. In addition, a unique mentoring system gives early career scientists the feedback and support they need to become flourishing, independent researchers. PI’s previous postdoctoral fellows have had excellent success in obtaining faculty or permanent positions at leading universities and research institutes around the world. PI encourages applications from outstanding postdoctoral researchers in: condensed matter theory, cosmology, particle physics, quantum foundations, quantum gravity, quantum information, string theory and other areas of theoretical physics. Postdoctoral positions are normally held for a period of three years, although exceptional candidates may also be considered for senior postdoctoral positions with five-year terms. Located west of Toronto, in Waterloo, Canada, Perimeter Institute was founded in 1999 as an independent institute supporting research in foundational areas of theoretical physics. Over the past decade, PI has emerged as a leading centre in the areas of quantum information, quantum foundations, quantum gravity, string theory and cosmology. The Institute is now expanding its fields of focus to include particle physics, condensed matter, and complex systems, combining insights from the full spectrum of physics within its cutting-edge research programs. Postdoctoral Researchers will also have opportunities to visit scientists connected with experimental and observational centers such as the Large Hadron Collider; the Planck satellite; VISTA, VLT, the SKA and other observatories; SNOlab and other astroparticle facilities; and LIGO, LISA and other gravitational wave detectors. The Institute’s growing research staff currently comprises over 80 resident researchers, including 16 Faculty members and 15 Associate Faculty members, in addition to visiting Distinguished Research Chairs. The Institute hosts hundreds of visitors and conference participants throughout the academic year, in addition to over 25 PhD students, and 37 Masters level students participating in Perimeter Scholars International. PI strives to offer an optimal environment for scientific enquiry and discovery, where resident and visiting researchers of all backgrounds pursue diverse approaches to fundamental questions in an atmosphere of intense scientific interaction. Researchers enjoy a collaborative atmosphere and the amenities of our award-winning facility, with excellent support for them and their families. Frequent cultural and social events are held at the Institute for the entire PI community (see Event Horizons to get a flavour of PI’s cultural offerings). The deadline for applications is November 15, 2011. Please email pdfrecruitment[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca with any questions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15 Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics at Physics Dept. "G.Galilei" Padova and INFN Padova (Italy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/04/postdoctoral-position-in-cosmologya… Institution: Padova, Italy Additional Information: http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/borsedistudio/pdf/getfile.php?filename=1462… The INFN PD51 research group leading the Cosmology/Astroparticle program Inflation, Dark Matter and the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe announces one postdoctoral position in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, to begin in Fall 2012. The position will be a 1 + 1 year appointment and reserved for non-italian citizens. The post-doc research activity will be mainly related to primordial non-Gaussianity and Inflationary models. The following Institutes participating in the program may host the Fellowship: Padova INFN Section and University, Italy (main node) Ferrara INFN Section and University, Italy Bologna INFN Section and University, Italy Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and University of L’Aquila, Italy Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy Roma III University, Italy Torino University, Italy Trieste SISSA and University, Italy The staff team members are: Padova: Nicola Bartolo, Michele Liguori, Sabino Matarrese, Massimo Pietroni, Antonio Riotto. Also present in Padova are: Gianguido Dall'Agata, Ferruccio Feruglio, Antonio Masiero, Massimo Passera, Stefano Rigolin, Fabio Zwirner Ferrara: Denis Comelli, Paolo Natoli Bologna: Stefano Ettori, Fabio Finelli, Massimo Meneghetti, Lauro Moscardini Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and L’Aquila: Zourab Berejiani, Luigi Pilo, Francesco Villante Roma Tor Vergata: Amedeo Balbi, Francesco Fucito, Nicola Vittorio Roma III: Enzo Branchini Torino: Antonaldo Diaferio, Luisa Ostorero Trieste SISSA and University: Carlo Baccigalupi, Stefano Borgani, Stefano Cristiani, Samuel Leach, Paolo Tozzi, Matteo Viel The deadline is Thursday, October 20, 2011 (also for the upload of Reference Letters). The interested candidates should apply directly at the web page http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/theo_fellowships/priv/index2.php?inf=modulo selecting the PD51 n. 14620 job announcement. The application form must contain: - a statement of research interests - a curriculum vitae - a list of publications - 3 Reference letters For further detailed information: please download the file http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/borsedistudio/pdf/getfile.php?filename=1462… or contact Nicola Bartolo, bartolo[AT]pd.infn.it, Dipartimento di Fisica "Galileo Galilei", via Marzolo, 8 - I−35131 Padova, Italy ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 2011 GWIC Thesis Prize: Call for Nominations ------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/31/2011-gwic-thesis-prize-call-for-nom… Additional Information: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ Nominations for the 2011 GWIC Thesis Prize are now open. The Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC) was formed to promote international collaboration and cooperation in the construction, operation and use of gravitational wave detection facilities world-wide. To this end, GWIC has established an annual prize for the outstanding Ph.D. thesis based on research in gravitational waves (http://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/). Members of the gravitational wave community are invited to nominate students who have performed notable research on any aspect of gravitational wave science. Theses will be judged on 1) originality and creativity of the research, 2) importance to the field of gravitational waves and gravitational wave detection, broadly interpreted, and 3) clarity of presentation. The recipient will receive a certificate of recognition and a prize of $1,000. Since 2010, GWIC has an arrangement with Springer Publishing. Subject to qualifying criteria, the prize-winning thesis will be nominated for Springer Theses, a new book series in which exceptional Ph.D. theses in the physical sciences are published in their entirety. The winner will receive an additional €500 from Springer upon publication. Eligibility: The award is made on a calendar year basis. Theses should have been accepted by their institutions between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011. It is expected that many of the nominations will come from the member projects of GWIC, but this is not a requirement. Nominated theses may be in any language. A committee selected from the gravitational wave community will evaluate the nominations and select the winner. The selection committee will make all determinations about eligibility. Nominations: Nominations should be submitted to the selection committee chair (Neil Cornish, cornish[AT]physics.montana.edu) by 15 January 2012. The nomination package consists of (i) the thesis, (ii) a letter of nomination, preferably from the thesis advisor, and (iii) an optional supporting letter from another scientist familiar with the work. The nomination and supporting letters should describe the importance of the research and how it supports GWIC’s goals to promote construction and exploitation of gravitational-wave detectors, foster development of new or enhanced gravitational-wave detectors, and support the development of gravitational-waves as an astronomical tool. The thesis and letters may be submitted in electronic form (preferred) or in hard-copy (five copies). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Entanglement Entropy of Black Holes" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/21/living-reviews-in-relativity-entang… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-8 Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on "Entanglement Entropy of Black Holes" by Sergey N. Solodukhin on October 21, 2011. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-8 Solodukhin, Sergey N. "Entanglement Entropy of Black Holes" ACCEPTED: 2011-08-23 PUBLISHED: 2011-10-21 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-8 ABSTRACT: The entanglement entropy is a fundamental quantity which characterizes the correlations between sub-systems in a larger quantum-mechanical system. For two sub-systems separated by a surface the entanglement entropy is proportional to the area of the surface and depends on the UV cutoff which regulates the short-distance correlations. The geometrical nature of the entanglement entropy calculation is particularly intriguing when applied to black holes when the entangling surface is the black hole horizon. I review a variety of aspects of this calculation: the useful mathematical tools such as the geometry of spaces with conical singularities and the heat kernel method, the UV divergences in the entropy and their renormalization, the logarithmic terms in the entanglement entropy in four and six dimensions and their relation to the conformal anomalies. The focus in the review is on the systematic use of the conical singularity method. The relations to other known approaches such as 't Hooft's brick wall model and the Euclidean path integral in the optical metric are discussed in detail. The puzzling behavior of the entanglement entropy due to fields which non-minimally couple to gravity is emphasized. The holographic description of the entanglement entropy of the black hole horizon is illustrated on the two- and four-dimensional examples. Finally, I examine the possibility to interpret the Bekenstein--Hawking entropy entirely as the entanglement entropy. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3 New forthcoming relativity books by M. S. Berman ---------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/19/new-forthcoming-relativity-books-by… Additional Information: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=30375 "General Relativity and the Pioneers Anomaly" This book is an introduction to the General Relativity Theory (GRT) and to the solution of the Pioneers Anomaly by means of relativistic cosmology, a study that is designed to be understood by undergraduate and graduate students alike in the fields of theoretical physics, applied mathematics and space engineering. In fact, this book is the first elementary account of GRT and cosmology to address the NASA problem, which consists of a specific deceleration suffered by two space-probes launched to outer space more than thirty years ago. The other two NASA anomalies, which are, the spin-down of the Pioneers, when they were not disturbed, and the "fly-by" of spacecraft in gravity assists, around the Earth, are explained by Berman, along with the linear deceleration, by the rotation of the Universe, and General Relativity theory. Pub. Date: 2011 4th quarter Author: Marcelo Samuel Berman (Instituto Albert Einstein/Latinamerica, Curitiba, Brazil) Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, New York ISBN: 978-1-62100-107-2 "Realization of Einstein's Machian Program" This book is a solution of the so-called Einstein's Machian Program, that left Einstein very angry and frustrated, for he was unable to reconcile Relativity Theories with Ernst Mach ideas, that by looking into the Cosmos as a whole, absolute motion could be found. About one hundred years ago, the discussion led to no conclusions among physicists, so that now Berman found that the existence of a Universal rotation, was compatible with General Relativity, and that this rotation is "absolute". Berman thus solved the problem. Author: Marcelo Samuel Berman (Instituto Albert Einstein/Latinamerica, Curitiba, Brazil). Pub. Date: 2012 1st Quarter publisher: Nova Science Publishers, New York ISBN: 978-1-61942-164-6 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4 LIGO Open Data Survey ------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/ligo-open-data-survey/ Additional Information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFJuS1d4UlNiLW9Wdm5OQT… Dear Astronomer, Gravitational wave astronomy is coming, thanks to the LIGO and Virgo advanced detectors that will be online at or after 2015. The LIGO Scientific Collaboration will release open data to the broader community, including rapid alerts for follow-up observation, and the detected strain corresponding to astrophysical detections. In order to make the open data program most useful to astronomers, LIGO is asking you to fill in a survey about what you see as most important for us to support. Please take a few minutes to fill in the survey on LIGO Open Data at the link below. You don't have to answer all the questions. We really appreciate your time and thoughts. Thank you Patrick Brady Roy Williams LIGO Scientific Collaboration +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5 Highlights and Conclusions of the Workshop "Warm Dark Matter in Galaxies: Theoretical and Observational Progresses" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/warm-dark-matter-in-galaxies-theore… Additional Information: http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2011.html Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge "Warm Dark Matter in Galaxies: Theoretical and Observational Progresses", Meudon Castle/CIAS of Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France, 8, 9 and 10 JUNE 2011 HIGHLIGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORKSHOP We are pleased to inform you that the Highlights and Conclusions of the Chalonge Meudon Workshop 2011 on Warm Dark Matter in the Galaxies (48 pages, 24 figures including photos of the workshop) are available on the web site of this Workshop http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2011.html ABSTRACT (Abridged): Warm Dark Matter (WDM) research is progressing fast, the subject is new and WDM essentially works, naturally reproducing the astronomical observations over all scales: small (galactic) and large (cosmological) scales (LambdaWDM). Evidence that Cold Dark Matter (LambdaCDM) and its proposed tailored cures do not work at small scales is staggering. Fedor Bezrukov, Pier-Stefano Corasaniti, Hector J. de Vega, Stefano Ettori, Frederic Hessmann, Ayuki Kamada, Marco Lombardi, Alexander Merle, Christian Moni Bidin, Angelo Nucciotti on behalf of the MARE collaboration, Sinziana Paduroiu, Henri Plana, Norma Sanchez, Patrick Valageas, Shun Zhou present here their highlights of the Workshop. LambdaWDM simulations with keV particles remarkably reproduce the observations, small and large structures and velocity functions. Cored DM halos and WDM are clearly determined from theory and astronomical observations, they naturally produce the observed structures at all scales. keV sterile neutrinos are the leading candidates, they naturally appear extensions of the standard model of particle physics. Astrophysical constraints including Lyman alpha bounds put its mass in the range 1< m <13 keV. Predictions for EUCLID and PLANCK have been presented. MARE and an adapted KATRIN experiment could detect a keV sterile neutrino. It will be a fan tastic discovery to detect dark matter in a beta decay. A formidable WDM work to perform is ahead of us, these highlights point out some relevant research directions to put the effort. Photos of the Workshop are included. We thank all again, both lecturers and participants, for having contributed so much to this Workshop and look forward to seeing you again in a next Meeting of this series. With Compliments and kind regards Norma G Sanchez, Hector J de Vega http://chalonge.obspm.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematical or Numerical Relativity ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/06/giulio-rampa-thesis-prize-for-outst… CALL FOR NOMINATIONS A graduate of the University of Pavia, Giulio Rampa, in his short life, had a profound impact on his fellow students and the faculty of the Department of Nuclear and Theoretical Physics of the University of Pavia. Following his Master in Physics, he soon entered Graduate School at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam where he became deeply interested in mathematical relativity. Known for his remarkable personality as well as his outstanding intellectual capability, Giulio Rampa's life is celebrated through this prize honouring an outstanding Ph.D. Thesis in mathematical or numerical general relativity. A net monetary prize of 2,000 EUR will be awarded every two years to a graduate student for outstanding research in mathematical or numerical general relativity. The prize has been established in 2011, and is endowed under the terms of a bequest from Nadia and Giorgio Rampa. Any student who graduated in a university or research centre in Europe is eligible to be considered for this prize. European citizenship is NOT required. The prize recipient's Ph.D. Thesis must be submitted for consideration by a nominator, preferably via e-mail, to: Secretariat of The Rampa Prize Committee, c/o Department of Nuclear and Theoretical Physics, Via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy e-mail: rampa.prize[AT]pv.infn.it Self nominations will not be considered. It is the nominator's responsibility to ensure that his/her candidate submits the required documentation. In particular, all nominated applicants must submit, preferably by e-mail, the application form (available from the above address), a copy of the thesis, a letter of recommendation from their thesis advisor, one or more letters of endorsement substantiating the candidate contributions, thesis reader comments, a one-page abstract of the thesis, and a C.V. to the above address. The following criteria are reviewed when selecting the Giulio Rampa prize recipient: (i) Originality of Contribution, (ii) Breadth of Work, (iii) Publications, (iv) Quality of Nomination, (v) Quality of Endorsement. The recipients of the prize are to be selected by a standing joint committee of the Graduate School in Physics of The University of Pavia and of The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam. The decisions of the Committee are final and will be communicated by May the 31st, 2012. The 2012 prize will be awarded to a Ph. D. Thesis submitted for consideration no later than January 31, 2012, on behalf of students who graduated between January 2010-December 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.7 New focus issue on string cosmology free to read in CQG ----------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/10/04/new-focus-issue-on-string-cosmology… Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/20 Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that the new Classical and Quantum Gravity (CQG) focus issue on string cosmology is now free to read online. http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/20 This issue includes 10 specially invited papers from some of the top researchers in the field. Guest Edited by Dr Vijay Balasubramanian and Professor Paulo Moniz, the focus issue appraises recent applications of string-theoretic and string-inspired ideas to the cosmos. The articles in this issue also survey a number of potentially promising directions for the future. With best wishes, Adam Day Publisher Classical and Quantum Gravity iopscience.org/cqg

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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 Hot topics in Modern Cosmology – Spontaneous Workshop VI 1.2 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting (2nd Announcement) 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoc position in theoretical physics at Bremen, Germany 2.2 Postdoc position in theoretical physics at Oldenburg, Germany 2.3 Caltech postdoctoral positions in theoretical aspects of gravitational-wave science 2.4 PhD positions in gravitational physics in Germany and Denmark 2.5 Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics in Norway 2.6 CITA Postdoctoral Fellows and National Fellows 2.7 Faculty position in theoretical astrophysics at the University of Illinois 2.8 Post-doc in Fundamental Gravitational Theory at Penn State 2.9 Postdoctoral position in GR, HEP, black-hole physics at Lisbon 2.10 Faculty position in Astrophysics at Purdue University 2.11 Tenure Track in Gravitational-wave Astronomy and Astrophysics at Cal State Fullerton 2.12 Post-doc position and PhD studentships in cosmology at University of Auckland 3. News 3.1 hyperspace@aei is two years old 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "The Motion of Point Particles in Curved Spacetime" (update) ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 Hot topics in Modern Cosmology – Spontaneous Workshop VI ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/22/hot-topics-in-modern-cosmology-spon… Starting Mon, May 07, 2012 to Sat, May 12, 2012 Location: Cargèse, France Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2012/SW6.html Spontaneous Workshop (SW) brings together specialists on recent insights in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. The aim is to stimulate debates on common topics in views of providing us with innovating ideas. The workshop’s organization is based on an optimal number of concise presentations and enough space for discussions on emergent problems in order to favour interactions among participants. The workshop will be organized on 7 - 12 May 2012, in Cargèse, France. SW6 topics includes: - Cosmological parameters – Anomalies in CMB - Baryon and Lepton number violation, CP violation - LHC and Dark Matter - Astroparticle Physics - Neutrino Cosmology - Baryogenesis and Leptogenesis - Cosmic antimatter - Inflation - Dark Energy – Modified Gravity - Cosmological Large Scale Structures, Magnetic Fields - Gravitational waves of Cosmological and Astrophysical origin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting (2nd Announcement) ------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/12/21st-midwest-relativity-meeting-2/ Starting Fri, Nov 04, 2011 to Sat, Nov 05, 2011 Location: Urbana, IL, USA Additional Information: http://conferences.physics.illinois.edu/midwestrelativity/ This is the Second Announcement for the 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting that will be held Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5, 2011 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The format of the meeting will follow previous regional meetings, where all participants may present a talk of approximately 10-15 minutes, depending on the total number of talks. We intend for the meeting to cover a broad range of topics in gravitation physics, including classical and quantum gravity, numerical relativity, relativistic astrophysics, cosmology, compact objects, gravitational waves and experimental gravity. As this is a regional meeting, many of the participants will be from the greater United States Midwest and Canada, but researchers and students from other areas are also welcome. The registration deadline is October 14, 2011 and the scientific program will become available shortly after. To register, and for more information, visit the conference website. ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoc position in theoretical physics at Bremen, Germany -------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/30/postdoc-position-in-bremen-germany/ Institution: Bremen, Germany Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org Open postdoc position The DFG Research Training Group "Models of Gravity" invites applications for a Postdoc position in Theoretical Physics, salary group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L, to be appointed on April 1st 2012. The position which is located at ZARM, University Bremen, is limited up to two years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einstein's General Relativity and of generalised theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicant will have the opportunity to continue her/his academic career in theoretical physics in the area of gravitational physics. She/he is expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: The applicant is required to have a PhD in Mathematics or Physics and should have strong expertise in General Relativity and analytic methods applied to nonlinear problems. The University Bremen aims, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invites qualified women to apply for this position. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl. Application: The application with a curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via e-mail to Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl ZARM University Bremen Phone: +49(0)421-218-8687 claus.laemmerzahl[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/ Also two letters of reference should be sent. Closing date is November 15, 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 Postdoc position in theoretical physics at Oldenburg, Germany ----------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/30/postdoc-position-in-oldenburg-germa… Institution: Oldenburg Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org Open postdoc position The DFG Research Training Group "Models of Gravity" invites applications for a Postdoc position in Theoretical Physics, salary group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L, to be appointed on April 1st 2012. The position which is located at the University Oldenburg is limited up to two years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einstein's General Relativity and of generalised theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicant will have the opportunity to continue her/his academic career in theoretical physics in the area of gravitational physics. She/he is expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: The applicant is required to have a PhD in Mathematics or Physics and should have strong expertise in General Relativity and numerical solutions of the Einstein field equations. The University Oldenburg aims, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invites qualified women to apply for this position. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Jutta Kunz. Application: The application with a curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via e-mail to Prof. Dr. Jutta Kunz Department of Physics Carl von Ossietzky-University Oldenburg Phone: 0441-798-3184 jutta.kunz[AT]uni-oldenburg.de http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/ Also two letters of reference should be sent. Closing date is November 15, 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3 Caltech postdoctoral positions in theoretical aspects of gravitational-wave science --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/29/caltech-postdoctoral-positions-in-t… Institution: Pasadena, CA, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.tapir.caltech.edu CALTECH POSTDOCTORAL AND SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SCIENCE, INCLUDING NUMERICAL RELATIVITY AND RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS The California Institute of Technology invites applications for postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral appointments in theoretical aspects of gravitational-wave science. These positions are for researchers in any of the three focus areas of our group: 1) NUMERICAL RELATIVITY and COMPUTATIONAL RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS [Christian Ott, Mark Scheel, Bela Szilagyi] including a strong collaboration with the Cornell, CITA, and WSU groups. Systems and phenomena studied include compact binaries (BH/BH, NS/BH, NS/NS) as well as stellar collapse and supernova explosions. 2) GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE ANALYSIS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND ASTROPHYSICS [Yanbei Chen, Christian Ott, Sterl Phinney, Kip Thorne, Curt Cutler, Michele Vallisneri]. This effort has close ties to the Caltech theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy programs, to the Caltech numerical relativity group, to the LIGO Laboratory, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and to the JPL gravitational-wave group. 3) GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTORS [Yanbei Chen, Kip Thorne] This involves the application of quantum measurement and quantum control theory to advanced gravitational-wave detectors, as well as the formulation of experimental tests of quantum mechanics that can be performed on these detectors. This research is carried out in collaboration or interaction with members of the LIGO Lab, and other Caltech research groups, including those led by H. Jeff Kimble and Michael Roukes, and the Caltech Institute for Quantum Information, http://www.iqi.caltech.edu, and the Moscow University research group of Vladimir Braginsky, Farid Khalili, Sergei Vyatchanin, Stefan Danilishin and Sergey Strigin. These three research programs are embedded in Caltech's TAPIR group (Theoretical Astrophysics Including Relativity), http://www.tapir.caltech.edu and are associated with the Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational WaveResearch, http://www.its.caltech.edu/~cajagwr/. By a single application one can be considered for Caltech's Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, including Relativity [see http://www.pma.caltech.edu/GSR/fellowtheory.html] and for regular postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral positions. The application deadline is December 1, though late applications will continue to be considered until all positions are filled. PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE WEB at the following website, until that website closes: http://www.beatricia.caltech.edu/astro-theoretical/apply.html Under Research Interests, please choose the button "Gravitational Physics" and/or "Astrophysics" Later applications should be sent to JoAnn Boyd, joann[AT]tapir.caltech.edu. Application materials should include curriculum vitae with email address and with citizenship indicated, bibliography of publications (with refereed articles identified), web locations of manuscripts not yet published, and a description of the desired research directions. Please ensure that at least three letters of recommendation are provided by the writers via the web at http://www.eas.caltech.edu/search/theo-astro/references before the website closes, or to joann[AT]tapir.caltech.edu afterwards. Caltech is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Disabled Persons are encouraged to apply. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4 PhD positions in gravitational physics in Germany and Denmark ----------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/29/phd-positions-in-gravitational-phys… Institution: Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld - Germany Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org The DFG Research Training Group "Models of Gravity" invites applications for 11 positions Research Assistant, Salary Group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L – 66%, to be appointed on April 1st 2012. The positions are limited up to three years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einstein's General Relativity and of generalised theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website http://www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in Gravitational Physics. They are expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: To qualify for the position, applicants must hold a Master's degree or a Diploma in Physics, Mathematics or any other relevant discipline, with an above-average success in the present courses of studies. For qualified candidates with a Bachelor's degree also a fast-track program is applicable. We expect high dedication and teamwork. All participating universities aim, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl or Prof. Dr. Jutta Kunz. Application: The application with a curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and, if applicable, a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via e-mail to Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl ZARM University Bremen Phone: 0421-218-8687 claus.laemmerzahl[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de http://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de or Prof. Dr. Jutta Kunz Institute for Physics Carl von Ossietzky-University Oldenburg Phone: 0441-798-3184 jutta.kunz[AT]uni-oldenburg.de http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/ Also two letters of reference should be sent. Closing date is November 15, 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5 Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics in Norway -------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/28/associate-professor-in-theoretical-… Institution: Stavanger, Norway Deadline: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.uis.no/about_us/vacant_positions/article57556-88.html The University of Stavanger invites applications for a position as Associate Professor of Physics at the Faculty of Science and Technology in the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, beginning 01.08.2012. The position is in Theoretical Physics. The responsibilities comprise research, supervision, teaching, student assessment related to the field above and administration. The education required for the position is PhD in Theoretical Physics, or corresponding competence. More information is available on the website. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6 CITA Postdoctoral Fellows and National Fellows -------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/26/cita-postdoctoral-fellows-national-… Institution: Toronto; various universities in Canada Deadline: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Postdoctoral research fellowships beginning September 1, 2012 are being offered at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA). A Ph.D. in any field of theoretical astrophysics is required. Fellows are expected to carry out original research in theoretical astrophysics under the general supervision of the permanent faculty whose interests include: Cosmology, interstellar matter, star and planet formation, solar physics, high energy astrophysics, numerical relativity and gravitational waves. We only accept electronic submissions. Visit the CITA website at: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca for application instructions. Applicants will be asked to submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. The deadline for applications and all letters of recommendation is November 15, 2011. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS CITA is a national centre for theoretical astrophysics located at the University of Toronto. CITA expects to offer one or more Research Associate positions of three to five years duration. The start date will be September 1, 2012. Applicants should have an excellent research record in astrophysics and postdoctoral experience. Funds will be available for travel and other research expenses. The primary duty is to carry out original research in theoretical astrophysics, but Research Associates are also expected to work with postdoctoral fellows and to assist with the administration of the Institute. All applicants for these positions are also considered automatically for postdoctoral fellowships. We only accept electronic submissions. Visit the CITA website at: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca for application instructions. Applicants will be asked to submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. The deadline for applications and all letters of recommendation is November 15, 2011. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. This is an international search. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. NATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS CITA is a national centre for theoretical astrophysics located at the University of Toronto. As part of its mandate to promote research throughout Canada, the Institute provides partial support for postdoctoral fellows working in theoretical astrophysics or closely related fields at Canadian universities other than the University of Toronto, through its National Fellows Program. The responsibility for identifying and nominating potential CITA National Fellows who will work at a given university lies with the faculty at that university. Only faculty at Canadian universities may submit nominations. The deadline for these nominations November 15, 2011 for fellowships to start in September 2012. Please check with the nominating institution for their internal deadlines. If you are interested in applying for National Fellowships at other universities in Canada, please contact any of the following faculty by email or check department websites for further research and application details: Professor Alan Coley, Dalhouisie University (aac[AT]mathstat.dal.ca) Professor Hough Couchman, McMaster University (couchman[AT]mcmaster.ca) Professor Andrei Frolov, Simon Fraser University (http://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/) Professor Falk Herwig, University of Victoria (fherwig[AT]uvic.ca) Professor Natasha Ivanova, University of Alberta (http://www.ualberta.ca/~ivanova1/) Professor Luis Lehner, University of Guelph (llehner[AT]uoguelph.ca) Professor Eric Poisson, University of Guelph (epoisson[AT]uoguelph.ca) Professor Douglas Scott, University of British Columbia (http://www.astro.ubc.ca/citafellow.html) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7 Faculty position in theoretical astrophysics at the University of Illinois ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/22/faculty-position-in-theoretical-ast… Institution: Urbana, IL, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://jobs.illinois.edu The Department of Physics invites applicants for a full-time tenured and tenure-track position in theoretical astrophysics, with an emphasis on gravitation physics or cosmology. The start date is as early as August 16, 2012. A Ph.D., or equivalent, is required along with the ability to teach effectively at both undergraduate and graduate levels and to conduct a vigorous and significant research program in contemporary astrophysics. The successful applicant will be joining a department with active programs in both observational and theoretical astronomy and astrophysics. Salary will be competitive and rank will be commensurate with qualifications. For full consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 2011, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please create a candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a brief description of research and teaching interests and plans, and the names of three people who can provide letters of recommendation by December 1, 2011. Please contact Margie Gamel at 217-333-3762 or mgamel[AT]illinois.edu for further inquiries or questions. Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8 Post-doc in Fundamental Gravitational Theory at Penn State -------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/20/post-doctoral-scholar/ Institution: University Park, PA, USA Deadline: Sun, Dec 25, 2011 Additional Information: http://igc.psu.edu/index.php The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos expects openings for post-doctoral positions starting fall 2012 in the areas of cosmology, general relativity and quantum gravity. The initial appointment will be for one year and is expected to be renewed for another year subject to satisfactory progress and availability of funds. In exceptional cases it has been renewed also for a third year. The gravitational theory group faculty consists of Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Murat Gunaydin, Radu Roiban and Sarah Shandera. In addition Professors Roger Penrose, Jerzy Lewandowski, Alejandro Corichi and Stephon Alexander hold visiting appointments at the Institute. Successful candidates will be encouraged to interact also with mathematicians in the Center for Fundamental Theory and with members of the Center for Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. During the current academic year, the Institute has approximately 20 post-docs (including Drs. Ivan Agullo, Marco Chiodaroli, Alok Laddha, Elena Magliaro, Przemyslaw Malkiewicz, William Nelson, Claudio Perini, Dmytro Volin in Fundamental Theory). For further information on the Institute, see http://www.gravity.psu.edu/ Current areas of research include loop quantum gravity, mathematical, conceptual as well as phenomenological issues in cosmology, black hole dynamics, interface of analytical and numerical quantum gravity, supergravity and gravitational aspects of string theory and non-commutative geometry. In particular, ideas from both loop quantum gravity and string theory are being applied to fundamental problems of cosmology, analysis of singularity resolution and the issue of information loss. More generally, the Institute provides a rare forum for stimulating exchanges of ideas between different approaches to quantum gravity. Interested candidates should send a CV, a publication list and a statement of research interests/plans and arrange to have three recommendation letters sent directly to: Mrs. Randi Neshteruk IGC Post-Doc Applications The Pennsylvania State University 104 Davey Lab #258 University Park, PA 16802-6300, USA E-mail applications and letters of reference will be accepted provided the material is included as PDF file attachments. They should be sent to igc-applications[AT]gravity.psu.edu The deadline for receipt of all application material is December 25, 2011. Penn State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9 Postdoctoral position in GR, HEP, black-hole physics at Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/20/postdoctoral-position-in-general-re… Institution: Lisbon, Portugal Deadline: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 Additional Information: http://blackholes.ist.utl.pt/ The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica (CENTRA) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of General Relativity, High Energy physics and black hole physics, including Numerical Relativity. The appointment is for two years, subject to funding renewal and satisfactory performance. Funds for one additional (third) year are possible. A tentative date for the appointment is 1st Mar, 2012 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics. The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica (CENTRA) is a research centre which is part of the Physics Department of the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, a leading research Institution in Portugal. More information on the Center can be found at http://centra.ist.utl.pt/ The gravity group is currently focusing on phenomenology of black hole physics and high energy physics, and is composed of Vitor Cardoso, José Lemos and several Postdoctoral Fellows. More details can be found at http://blackholes.ist.utl.pt/ The applicant is expected to contribute to the efforts of the group and to the training of students. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[AT]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject "GR/HEP physics". Applications should be received by Dec 31st, 2011. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on Jan 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Vitor Cardoso (vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt). These positions are supported by European Research Council. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10 Faculty position in Astrophysics at Purdue University ---------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/09/faculty-position-in-astrophysics/ Institution: West Lafayette, IN, USA Deadline: Thu, Dec 01, 2011 Additional Information: https://www.physics.purdue.edu/searches/app/ The Department of Physics at Purdue University (http://www.physics.purdue.edu) seeks applications for a faculty position at the level of assistant professor in the area of astrophysics. Preference will be given to theorists or numerical astrophysicists. The current astrophysics program at Purdue has a strong focus on high energy astrophysics, covering a wide range of topics including pulsars, supernova remnants, microquasars, AGN, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, with observational efforts at radio, optical, X-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths. Successful candidates are expected to develop a synergy with the current program while pursuing new directions. Purdue maintains excellent scientific computing research facilities on campus, and is a member of the XSEDE high performance computing consortium. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in astrophysics or a related field, an outstanding record of research accomplishments, and evidence of potential excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Salary and benefits are highly competitive. Candidates are expected to develop vigorous research programs, supervise graduate students, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, publication list, and brief descriptions of their planned research program and teaching philosophy. Electronic submission is preferred: https://www.physics.purdue.edu/searches/app/. At least three letters of recommendation should be sent to Astrophysics Search, Department of Physics, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2036, USA. Applications completed by December 1, 2011 will be given full consideration, although the search will continue until the position is filled. A background check will be required for employment in this position. Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer and is committed to building a diverse faculty of excellence. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11 Tenure Track in Gravitational-wave Astronomy and Astrophysics at Cal State Fullerton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/07/gravitational-wave-astronomy-and-as… Institution: Fullerton, CA, USA Deadline: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 Additional Information: http://diversity.fullerton.edu/Jobs/physics_theoretical_gravitational_wave_… The Physics Department at California State University, Fullerton invites applications for a tenure-track position in gravitational-wave astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on data analysis and/or source modeling for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and its international partners. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2012. The successful candidate must indicate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching a diverse population of students and to curriculum development at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and will be expected to develop an active, externally-funded research program that includes close collaboration with the existing LIGO research group at CSUF and contributes to the development of our new Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center. The department offers both B.S. and M.S. degrees and is seeking a physicist who is able to involve undergraduate and Master’s level students in their research activities. A Ph.D. in physics and a minimum of one year of postdoctoral experience (two years preferred) is required. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, an approximately 1500 word description of teaching experience and interests, an approximately 1500 word description of research plans and goals which includes start-up needs, and letters of recommendation from at least three references familiar with your research and teaching experience. Applications should be sent to: Chair, Search Committee, Department of Physics, California State University, Fullerton, PO Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850. Review of completed applications will begin on Monday, October 17, 2011. Applications received after this date will be reviewed only if the position is not filled from the original pool of applicants. Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/ Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer. The announcement is posted on the CSUF campus website: http://diversity.fullerton.edu/Jobs/Default.aspx http://diversity.fullerton.edu/Jobs/physics_theoretical_gravitational_wave_… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12 Post-doc position and PhD studentships in cosmology at University of Auckland ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/05/post-doc-position-and-phd-studentsh… Institution: University of Auckland, New Zealand Additional Information: http://bit.ly/qn63Lw Richard Easther is moving to the University of Auckland at the end of 2011. He is setting up an early universe cosmology programme there, and is recruiting a post-doc and PhD student(s), commencing at any point in 2012. The University of Auckland is New Zealand's largest university, and Auckland is a fantastic place to live. Interested PhD candidates should contact Richard Easther directly (richard.easther[AT]yale.edu) -- note that New Zealand universities offer a "British style" research-based PhD, so candidates should either be ready for research, or prepared to undertake the necessary coursework before enrolling for the PhD. Applications for the post-doc positions should be made at the following URL: http://bit.ly/qn63Lw ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 hyperspace@aei is two years old ----------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/30/hyperspaceaei-is-two-years-old/ Dear all, Two years have passed since the first bulletin of hyperspace@aei was broadcasted in September 2009. Since then we have delivered monthtly bulletins to an ever increasing mailing list of about 1500 subscribers, announcing about 175 job, 150 conferences and 80 news of different type. As ever we try strive to improve hyperspace@aei and welcome your advice and suggestions. Best wishes, Luciano Rezzolla, Frank Schulz and Vera Osswald +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "The Motion of Point Particles in Curved Spacetime" (update) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/09/29/living-reviews-in-relativity-the-mo… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-7 Living Reviews in Relativity has published a major update of the review "The Motion of Point Particles in Curved Spacetime" by Eric Poisson, Adam Pound, and Ian Vega on September 29, 2011. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-7 Poisson, Eric and Pound, Adam and Vega, Ian "The Motion of Point Particles in Curved Spacetime" ACCEPTED: 2011-08-23 PUBLISHED: 2011-09-29 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-7 UPDATE NOTE: This version of the review is a major update of the original article published in 2004. Two additional authors, Adam Pound and Ian Vega, have joined the article's original author, and each one has contributed a major piece of the update. The literature survey presented in Sections 2 was contributed by Ian Vega, and Part V (Sections 20 to 23) was contributed by Adam Pound. Part V replaces a section of the 2004 article in which the motion of a small black hole was derived by the method of matched asymptotic expansions; this material can still be found in Ref. [142], but Pound's work provides a much more satisfactory foundation for the gravitational self-force. The case study of Section 1.10 is new, and the ''exact'' formulation of the dynamics of a point mass in Section 19.1 is a major improvement from the original article. The concluding remarks of Section 24, contributed mostly by Adam Pound, are also updated from the 2004 article. The number of references has increased from 64 to 187. ABSTRACT: This review is concerned with the motion of a point scalar charge, a point electric charge, and a point mass in a specified background spacetime. In each of the three cases the particle produces a field that behaves as outgoing radiation in the wave zone, and therefore removes energy from the particle. In the near zone the field acts on the particle and gives rise to a self-force that prevents the particle from moving on a geodesic of the background spacetime. The self-force contains both conservative and dissipative terms, and the latter are responsible for the radiation reaction. The work done by the self-force matches the energy radiated away by the particle. The field's action on the particle is difficult to calculate because of its singular nature: the field diverges at the position of the particle. But it is possible to isolate the field's singular part and show that it exerts no force on the particle – its only effect is to contribute to the particle's inertia. What remains after subtraction is a regular field that is fully responsible for the self-force. Because this field satisfies a homogeneous wave equation, it can be thought of as a free field that interacts with the particle; it is this interaction that gives rise to the self-force. The mathematical tools required to derive the equations of motion of a point scalar charge, a point electric charge, and a point mass in a specified background spacetime are developed here from scratch. The review begins with a discussion of the basic theory of bitensors (Part I). It then applies the theory to the construction of convenient coordinate systems to chart a neighbourhood of the particle's word line (Part II). It continues with a thorough discussion of Green's functions in curved spacetime (Part III). The review presents a detailed derivation of each of the three equations of motion (Part IV). Because the notion of a point mass is problematic in general relativity, the review concludes (Part V) with an alternative derivation of the equations of motion that applies to a small body of arbitrary internal structure. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html

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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 CompStar: the physics and astrophysics of compact stars 1.2 Essential Cosmology for the Next Generation 2012 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics at University of Padova and INFN Padova 2.2 Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Roma Tor Vergata 3. News 3.1 New book - General Relativity Without Calculus 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Coalescence of Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries" 3.3 Daniel Chalonge Medal 2011 awarded to John Mather 3.4 Read the latest CQG focus section on inhomogeneous cosmological models and averaging in cosmology ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 CompStar: the physics and astrophysics of compact stars ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/31/compstar-the-physics-and-astrophysi… Starting Mon, Jun 04, 2012 to Fri, Jun 08, 2012 Location: Tahiti, French Polynesia Additional Information: http://compstar-esf.org/tahiti Over the last decade, compact stars have been shown to be excellent tools to test fundamental properties of gravity and matter under extreme conditions. The new generation of space X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, as well as improvements in radio telescopes and interferometric techniques, are enabling new observations and break-through discoveries. Moreover, a large multinational effort has taken place in the last decade to build detectors, offering the exciting prospect of the detection of gravitational waves. We are thus experiencing the blooming of Astro-Nuclear Physics, an exciting research area in which the physics of compact stars plays a fundamental role. While a part of this physics relies on theories that are well tested in terrestrial laboratories and requires in most of the cases developments at the forefront of modern physics, a good part of it is basically unknown in the regimes found in compact stars. Unveiling this picture is a task made challenging by the multidisciplinary character of the problem, which requires expertise from historically independent disciplines, such as nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, gravitational and computational physics. In the past four years, the European Science Foundation Research Networking Programme “CompStar - Physics of Compact Stars" has succeeded in bringing together the best European scientists in these fields, to reach a better understanding of the physics of compact stars. Presently, CompStar represents the reference European environment in which experts from different fields can collaborate, present their results and discuss the implications across disciplines. CompStar is now in its culminating stage and intends to extend this kind of network beyond Europe: the Tahiti 2012 conference is the first concrete action being taken to reach this ambitious goal. In order to mark a difference with the previous four CompStar European meetings, a venue was chosen which is geographically close to the different scientific communities we intend to interconnect: the French island of Tahiti, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is the symbolic hub of a network including the Americas, Japan, C hina, Korea, India, Australia. Following the spirit of CompStar, the conference will cover the • physics of compact stars, • astrophysics of compact stars, • superdense matter, • neutrino physics, • astrochemistry, • gravitational waves from compact stars, and • supernova explosions. Deadlines for registration • early bird: September 1st, 2011 (very special flight offer), extended to September 9th, 2011 • ordinary: end 2011 (special flight offer) • night owl: April 2012 (regular flights) Deadline for abstract submission • February 29th, 2012 David Blaschke, Pierre Pizzocchero, Luciano Rezzolla (chairs of CompStar) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 Essential Cosmology for the Next Generation 2012 ---------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/25/essential-cosmology-for-the-next-ge… Starting Mon, Jan 16, 2012 to Fri, Jan 20, 2012 Location: Cancún, Mexico Additional Information: http://bccp.lbl.gov/beach_program/index2012.html This is the 4th annual "Cosmology on the Beach" meeting, combining a winter school with the latest research results. Course lectures blend with recent research advances in plenary talks, and student/postdoc participation. We encourage a diverse group of advanced graduate students and postdocs interested in attending to apply; established researchers enthusiastic about interacting are also welcome. Organizers: Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics & Instituto Avanzado de Cosmologia Mexico ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics at University of Padova and INFN Padova ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/31/postdoctoral-position-in-cosmologya… Institution: Padova, Italy Deadline: Sat, Oct 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/923 The INFN PD51 research group leading the Cosmology/Astroparticle program "Inflation, Dark Matter and the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe" announces one postdoctoral position in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, to begin in Fall 2012. The position will be a 1 + 1 year appointment and reserved for non-Italian citizens. The post-doc research activity will be mainly related to primordial non-Gaussianity and Inflationary models. The following Institutes participating in the program may host the Fellowship: - Padova INFN Section and University, Italy (main node) - Ferrara INFN Section and University, Italy - Bologna INFN Section and University, Italy - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and University of L’Aquila, Italy - Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy - Roma III University, Italy - Torino University, Italy - Trieste SISSA and University, Italy The staff team members are: Padova: Nicola Bartolo, Michele Liguori, Sabino Matarrese, Massimo Pietroni, Antonio Riotto. Also present in Padova are: Gianguido Dall'Agata, Ferruccio Feruglio, Antonio Masiero, Massimo Passera, Stefano Rigolin, Fabio Zwirner Ferrara: Denis Comelli, Paolo Natoli Bologna: Stefano Ettori, Fabio Finelli, Massimo Meneghetti, Lauro Moscardini Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and L’Aquila: Zourab Berejiani, Luigi Pilo, Francesco Villante Roma Tor Vergata: Amedeo Balbi, Francesco Fucito, Nicola Vittorio Roma III: Enzo Branchini Torino: Antonaldo Diaferio, Luisa Ostorero Trieste SISSA and University: Carlo Baccigalupi, Stefano Borgani, Stefano Cristiani, Samuel Leach, Paolo Tozzi, Matteo Viel When applying, candidates should specify whether they want to be considered for only one or more Institutes. For full consideration, applications should be received by October 1, 2011. Later applications might be considered until the position is filled. Submit the following items - Cover Letter - Curriculum Vitae - Research Statement - Publication List - Two or More Reference Letters online at this website: http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/923 Further Info: Nicola Bartolo, Dipartimento di Fisica "Galileo Galilei", via Marzolo, 8-I-35131 Padova, Italy +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Roma Tor Vergata ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/02/postdoctoral-position-in-gravitatio… Institution: Rome, Italy Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Roma Tor Vergata (ref. 14538/11). The Gravitational Wave Group at the University of Roma Tor Vergata invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral position in support of research in advanced interferometry for gravitational wave detectors. The successful candidate will perform experimental/simulation work on the development and design of adaptive optical systems within the ongoing activity on the Thermal Compensation System for Advanced Virgo. The Tor Vergata Gravitational Wave Group currently consists of faculty members (Eugenio Coccia, Viviana Fafone, Paolo Gorla, Yury Minenkov and Alessio Rocchi), four post-doctoral research assistants and one post-graduate student. The group has a broad research interest in gravitational-wave science, is member of the Virgo Collaboration, and has roles in the Einstein gravitational-wave Telescope Science Team. The group has excellent laboratory and computer facilities. The application form can be downloaded from: http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/borsedistudio/pdf/getfile.php?filename=1453… The deadline for application is 20th August 2011. Candidates must have a PhD in Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, Computing Science or equivalent by the date of the deadline. The candidates cannot be older than 33 years. Documents to be attached to the application form: - Curriculum vitae with list of publications; - Certificate of Master Degree (with the final evaluation + scores for each course); - Certificate of Ph.D. Degree; Further useful information (e.g. previous contracts, support letters) can be included in the application. For further information, informal enquiries or any help with filling up application forms (in Italian), please contact Prof. Viviana Fafone (viviana.fafone[AT]roma2.infn.it) or Prof. Eugenio Coccia (eugenio.coccia[AT]roma2.infn.it). ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 New book - General Relativity Without Calculus -------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/31/new-book-general-relativity-without… Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/physics/theoretical%2C+mathematical+%26+computation… “General Relativity Without Calculus” offers a compact but mathematically correct introduction to the general theory of relativity, assuming only a basic knowledge of high school mathematics and physics. Targeted at first year undergraduates (and advanced high school students) who wish to learn Einstein’s theory beyond popular science accounts, it covers the basics of special relativity, Minkowski space-time, non-Euclidean geometry, Newtonian gravity, the Schwarzschild solution, black holes and cosmology. The quick-paced style is balanced by over 75 exercises (including full solutions), allowing readers to test and consolidate their understanding. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Coalescence of Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/30/living-reviews-in-relativity-coales… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-6 Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on "Coalescence of Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries" by Masaru Shibata and Keisuke Taniguchi on August 29, 2011. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-6 Shibata, Masaru and Taniguchi, Keisuke "Coalescence of Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries" (incl. 30 figures and 232 references) ACCEPTED: 2011-07-07 PUBLISHED: 2011-08-29 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-6 ABSTRACT: We review the current status of general relativistic studies for the coalescence of black hole-neutron star (BH-NS) binaries. First, procedures for a solution of BH-NS binaries in quasi-equilibrium circular orbits and the numerical results, such as quasi-equilibrium sequence and mass-shedding limit, of high-precision computation are summarized. Then, the current status of numerical-relativity simulations for the merger of the BH-NS binary is described. We summarize our understanding for the merger and/or tidal disruption process, the criterion for tidal disruption, the properties of the remnant formed after the tidal disruption, gravitational waveform, and gravitational-wave spectrum. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3 Daniel Chalonge Medal 2011 awarded to John Mather ----------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/02/daniel-chalonge-medal-2011-awarded-… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge The International Astrophysics School Daniel Chalonge has awarded the Daniel Chalonge Medal 2011 to Dr. John C. Mather, Nobel Laureate 2006 for the outstanding results of the COBE satellite, and present Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. John C. Mather is a Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (College Park, Maryland, USA). The medal was awarded to John Mather for his huge contribution to modern cosmology, in particular for his outstanding effort in promoting and leading key missions for the study of the Universe, as the COBE satellite and now the JWST, deeply discussed in the frame of the Chalonge School and the training and formation of young physicists and astrophysicists. He also contributed to ground observation programs leading advisory and working groups for the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, and the NSF (for the ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, and for the CARA, the Center for Astrophysical Research in the Antarctic). As Senior Project Scientist for the JWST, John Mather successfully leads the science team, and represents the scientific interests within the project management. The medal was presented to John Mather on 22th July 2011 during the Open Session of the 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011 at the Observatoire de Paris HQ (historic Perrault building) in the Cassini Hall, on the meridian of Paris, which was attended by about hundred participants from the world over, among them three laureate of the Chalonge Medal: George Smoot, Nobel laureate of physics, Anthony Lasenby and Peter Biermann. John Mather brilliantly presented the JWST Program, the large infrared-optimized space telescope planned to operate from 2018 as the best successor for the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. The Chalonge Medal represents too a warm acknowledgement and support to Dr. John Mather's present and future activities in the JWST. The Chalonge Medal, coined exclusively for the Chalonge School by the prestigious Hotel de la Monnaie de Paris (the French Mint), is a surprise award and only eight Chalonge medals have been awarded in the 20 year school history. The list of the awarded Chalonge Medals is the following: 1991: Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel prize of physics 1992: Bruno Pontecorvo 2006: George Smoot, Nobel prize of physics 2007: Carlos Frenk 2008: Anthony Lasenby 2008: Bernard Sadoulet 2009: Peter Biermann 2011: John Mather Science with great intellectual endeavour and a human face. True and healthy science. Outstanding gentleperson scientists. Scientists recipients of the Daniel Chalonge Medal are Ambassadors of the School. See the announcement, full history, photo gallery and links at: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Click on "The Daniel Chalonge Medal 2011": http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Medal_Chalonge2011.pdf and Archives Daniel Chalonge: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Archives_Daniel_Chalonge.html One of the aims of the Chalonge School is to bring the attention to new programs which will produce a clearer and deeper understanding of the Universe with both innovative experiments and theory. During the 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011, the Chalonge School has made the following statement in support to the James Webb Space Telescope: "The Ecole Internationale Daniel Chalonge considers that JWST is an exceptional opportunity for the future of astrophysics and astronomy worldwide. The Ecole Internationale Daniel Chalonge recognizes the outstanding scientific value of the JWST project, its potentiality and worldwide impact and strongly supports its development and successful completion." Norma G. Sanchez (1), Héctor J. de Vega (2), Maria Cristina Falvella (3), Alba Zanini (4) (1) Director of the International Daniel Chalonge School, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, France. (2) CNRS, University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France. (3) Italian Space Agency HQ, Rome, Italy. (4) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Turin, Italy With compliments and kind regards, Norma G. Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega Ecole Chalonge <chalonge.ecole[AT]obspm.fr> http://chalonge.obspm.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4 Read the latest CQG focus section on inhomogeneous cosmological models and averaging in cosmology ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/08/02/read-the-latest-cqg-focus-section-i… Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/16 CQG’s latest focus section on inhomogeneous cosmological models and averaging in cosmology is now available to read on the CQG website: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/16 The issue was edited by CQG Board Members Lars Andersson and Alan Coley. The special section focuses on the physical state of the present universe and the problem of going beyond perturbation theory. The following topics are covered: - a general overview and a discussion of the relevant issues; - inhomogeneous cosmological models (including non-Copernican models); - the current observations and physics of the universe and - averaging and backreaction. I would like to thank the guest editors and all of the authors and referees of the focus section for their contributions to this excellent issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity. Yours sincerely Adam Day Publisher Classical and Quantum Gravity

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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW) 1.2 LOFT Science Meeting 1.3 The 21st workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG21) 1.4 South African Gravity Society Meeting 2011 1.5 Relativity and Gravitation - 100 Years after Einstein in Prague 2. Jobs 2.1 OG51 Theory Postdoc fellowship for non-Italians 2.2 International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD: 2nd call for 2011-2012 3. News 3.1 Presentations of the 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011 3.2 A Statement from the European LISA Study Team 3.3 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry" (major update) 3.4 Quantum Gravity: the first 25 years. Read the focus section published in Classical and Quantum Gravity. ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/29/gravitational-wave-physics-and-astr… Starting Mon, Jun 04, 2012 to Thu, Jun 07, 2012 Location: Hannover, Germany GWPAW is the meeting formerly called GWDAW. It is a general meeting on the physics and astronomy of gravitational waves, techniques for their detection, and interpretation of data and results. The meeting will be hosted by AEI Hannover, but held at the Novotel here: http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-5390-novotel-hannover/index.shtml. AEI has signed a contract for the meeting rooms and have also reserved a block of guest rooms at reasonable cost. People are welcome to make reservations at any time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 LOFT Science Meeting ------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/17/loft-science-meeting/ Starting Wed, Oct 26, 2011 to Fri, Oct 28, 2011 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.isdc.unige.ch/loft/index.php/meetings/loft-science-meeting LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing, is a newly proposed space mission that will answer fundamental questions about the motion of matter orbiting close to the event horizon of a black hole, and the state of matter in neutron stars. LOFT was recently selected by ESA as one of the four M3 mission candidates that will compete for a launch opportunity at the start of the 2020s. During this assessment phase we need to make a full study of the exciting science that could be done with such a telescope, and solidify the relationship between the science goals and the technical requirements. To do this, and to solicit full involvement from the wider astronomical community in this opportunity, there will be a LOFT Science meeting on October 26-28 this year at the Science Park in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There will be a mix of invited reviews, contributed talks, and discussion sessions, to ensure that innovative science ideas get full exposure. To register, and for more details, please see the meeting website: http://www.isdc.unige.ch/loft/index.php/meetings/loft-science-meeting We look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam in October! Anna Watts, on behalf of the international SOC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 The 21st workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG21) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/13/the-21st-workshop-on-general-relati… Starting Mon, Sep 26, 2011 to Thu, Sep 29, 2011 Location: Sendai, Japan Additional Information: http://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/jgrg21/ Sakura Hall, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University 26-29 September 2011 There has been an impressive progress in astrophysical/cosmological observations in recent years. Cosmology has entered an era of precision science. Astrophysical black holes have been observed in many frequency bands with better resolutions and sensitivities. Observations of gamma-ray bursts have added a new mystery to relativistic astrophysics. And, a new frontier is waiting to be explored by gravitational wave interferometers. On the theoretical side, motivated by unified theories of fundamental interactions, especially string theory, many efforts have been made for studies of physics in 5-dimensional or higher dimensional spacetimes, and there is a growing interest in experimental verifications of extra dimensions. There have been also important and interesting developments in various other areas, including alternative theories of gravity, quantum gravity, and spacetime singularities, to mention a few. In this workshop, we plan to overview these recent developments and discuss future perspectives through invited and contributed presentations. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4 South African Gravity Society Meeting 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/11/south-african-gravity-society-meeti… Starting Sun, Sep 11, 2011 to Tue, Sep 13, 2011 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Additional Information: http://www.ru.ac.za/mathematics/events/sags2011 The 2011 meeting of the South African Gravity Society will take place at Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, from the 11th to the 13th of September 2011. Registration and abstract submission will be open from the 1st of June 2011 to the 15th of August 2011. The following registration fees apply: * Early registration (before 1st of August 2011): R650 * Late registration: R750. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5 Relativity and Gravitation - 100 Years after Einstein in Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/07/relativity-and-gravitation-100-year… Starting Mon, Jun 25, 2012 to Fri, Jun 29, 2012 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://ae100prg.mff.cuni.cz At the beginning of April 1911 Albert Einstein arrived in Prague to become full professor of theoretical physics at the German part of Charles University. It was there, for the first time, that he concentrated primarily on the problem of gravitation. Before he left Prague in July 1912 he had submitted the paper “Relativität und Gravitation: Erwiderung auf eine Bemerkung von M. Abraham” in which he remarkably anticipated what a future theory of gravity should look like. At the occasion of the Einstein-in-Prague centenary we organize an international meeting: "Relativity and Gravitation - 100 Years after Einstein in Prague" June 25 – 29, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic The main topics of the conference will include • Mathematical relativity • Numerical relativity • Relativistic astrophysics • Relativistic cosmology • Quantum gravity • Gravitation and experiment • Conceptual and historical issues The conference is organized under the auspices of the Rector of Charles University. The lectures will take place in the historical complex of the University in the heart of Prague’s Old Town. The Scientific Organizing Committee includes Marek Abramowicz, Lars Andersson, Abhay Ashtekar, Julian Barbour, Jiří Bičák, Roger Blandford, Bernd Brügmann, Piotr Chruściel, Thibault Damour, Karsten Danzmann, Fernando De Felice, George Ellis, John Friedman, Helmut Friedrich, Valeri Frolov, Gary Gibbons, Gary Horowitz, Joseph Katz, Karel Kuchař, Jerzy Lewandowski, Malcolm MacCallum (to be confirmed), Gernot Neugebauer, Hermann Nicolai, Igor Novikov, Martin Rees, Oscar Reula, Luciano Rezzolla, Misao Sasaki, Gerhard Schäfer, Bernd Schmidt, Alexei Starobinsky, Paul Tod, Robert Wald, Clifford Will. The program will be centered on invited lectures; it will also include contributed oral and poster presentations. We will reserve time for cultural events and sightseeing (e.g., places associated with Einstein, Mach, Doppler, Kepler, and Brahe). We are considering the publication of proceedings in a scientific journal. Anticipated attendance is 120-150 participants. Jiří Bičák (on behalf of SOC and LOC) ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 OG51 Theory Postdoc fellowship for non-Italians --------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/29/og51-theory-postdoc-fellowship-for-… Institution: Italy, various locations Deadline: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/808 The theory group OG51 announces one postdoctoral position for non-Italian citizens. The research program regards the modeling of gravitational wave sources, with particular reference to gravitational wave emission during the early stages of neutron stars life, and to the associated neutrino processes. Research will be carried on at one of the following Institutes: - Department of Physics, "Sapienza" University of Rome - Department of Physics, University of Catania - S.I.S.S.A., Trieste - Departiment of Physics, University of Parma - Departiment of Physics, University of Milano Bicocca - Department of Physics, University of Torino - Department of Physics, University of Ferrara. The winner of the position can choose one these institutions. The team members are: - Rome: Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri, Omar Benhar - Catania: Fiorella Burgio, Hans-Joseph Schultze - S.I.S.S.A.: John Miller - Parma: Roberto De Pietri - Milano: Francesco Haardt - Torino: Angelo Tartaglia - Ferrara: Pierluigi Fortini The initial appointment will be for 1 year, renewable for a second year. For full consideration, applications should be received by Sept. 30, 2011. Later applications might be considered until the position is filled. Application must be submitted through the website https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/808 For more information contact Leonardo Gualtieri leonardo.gualtieri[AT]roma1.infn.it +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD: 2nd call for 2011-2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/27/international-relativistic-astrophy… Institution: several universities in ICRANET Deadline: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.irap-phd.org/ 9 Erasmus Mundus funded positions available (3 for European students, 5 for non-European students, 1 for “Western Balkans and Turkey Window” candidates) Deadlines: 30 September 2011 Additional Information: http://www.irap-phd.org – http://www.icranet.org – http://www.icra.it Following the successful scientific space missions by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile, as well as the high energy particle activities at CERN in Genève, we have initiated a Ph.D. programme dedicated to create a pool of scientists in the field of relativistic astrophysics. After taking full advantage of the observational and experimental facilities mentioned above, the students of our programme are expected to lead the theoretical developments of one of the most active fields of research: relativistic astrophysics. This program provides expertise in the most advanced topics of mathematical and theoretical physics, and in relativistic field theories, in the context of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. It provides the ability to model the observational data received from the above laboratories. This activity is necessarily international as no single university can have a scientific expertise in such a broad range of fields. The Erasmus Mundus program has a very competitive salary as well as comprehensive benefits. The Institutions participating in the IRAP PhD are: the international organization ICRANet as coordinating institution and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis as the host Institution; the Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam; the Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF) and ICRA Brasil; the Free University of Berlin; Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata; Observatoire de la Cote D’Azur, Nice; Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China; University of Ferrara, Italy; University of Rome, la Sapienza, Italy; University of Savoie, Annecy, France; University of Stockolm, Sweden, Tartu Observatory , Estonia. The Final Ph.D. degree will be jointly delivered by the Academic Institutions participating in the program. We encourage applications from the most qualified and motivated candidates worldwide, independent of nationality, gender or background. Special attention will be given to applicants originating from or planning to move to countries where ICRANet activities are in action or being planned. The Courses: Each student will have to follow 180 hours of courses during the three years of the Ph.D. program. There is also a possibility to follow courses from other Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Ph.D. programs in each participating institution, after approval by the Faculty. Courses can be chosen from the following list: VERY HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICS Felix AHARONIAN COSMOLOGICAL SINGULARITY Vladimir BELINSKI RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS IN ASTROPHYSICS Carlo Luciano BIANCO OBSERVERS AND OBSERVABLES IN BLACK HOLES SPACETIME Donato BINI ACCRETIONS ON BLACK HOLES Sandip Kumar CHAKRABARTI PARTICLE PHYSICS APPLIED TO ASTROPHYSICS Pascal CHARDONNET GENERAL RELATIVITY Thibault DAMOUR SUPERNOVAE AND GRBS Massimo DELLA VALLE LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE Jaan EINASTO TOPICS IN COSMOLOGY AND PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS Li Zhi FANG X/GAMMA-RAY INSTRUMENTATION Filippo FRONTERA HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS: X-RAYS CLUSTERS Riccardo GIACCONI OBSERVATIONS OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS Cristiano GUIDORZI FORMATION OF GALAXIES Yipeng JING ON THE KERR SOLUTION Roy KERR RELATIVISTIC FIELD THEORIES Hagen KLEINERT HOLOGRAPHY, ENTROPIC GRAVITY AND COSMOLOGY Li MIAO BOUNCING COSMOLOGY Mario NOVELLO BKL COSMOLOGY AND HIDDEN SYMMETRIES Hermann NICOLAI THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY UNIVERSE Marco TAVANI SPECTRAL TIMING FROM BLACK HOLE SOURCES Lev TITARCHUK SINGULARITIES AND GENERAL RELATIVITY – Kjell ROSQUIST BLACK HOLES AND FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS Remo RUFFINI RELATIVISTIC KINETIC THEORY Gregory VERESHCHAGIN QED AND ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA She-Sheng XUE The Host Institution for the call of 2011-2012 is the Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis; Grand Château 28 Avenue Valrose 21 – B.P. 2135 – 06103 NICE CEDEX 2 Applications and Fellowships: In the call of September 30, 2011 nine additional fellowships will be available: six with full financial support. See http://www.icra.it and http://www.icranet.org. For further Information please contact: Dr. Carlo Luciano Bianco tel. + 39 06 4991 4 397, secretariat-irapphd[at]icra.it; Dr. Pina Barbaro Université de Nice- Parc Valrose 06108 Nice Cedex, Pina.Barbaro[at]unice.fr The Faculty Giovanni Amelino-Camelia – SAPIENZA Università di Roma Vladimir Belinski – SAPIENZA Università di Roma and ICRANet Carlo Luciano Bianco – SAPIENZA Università di Roma and ICRANet Donato Bini – CNR – Istit. per Applicaz. del Calcolo “M. Picone” Sandip Kumar Chakrabarti – Indian Centre For Space Physics, India Pascal Chardonnet (Erasmus Mundus Coordinator) – Université de Savoie Christian Cherubini – Università “Campus Biomedico” di Roma Pierre Coullet – Université de Nice – Sophie Antipolis Thibault Damour – IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette Jaan Einasto – Tartu Observatory Simonetta Filippi – Univ.“Campus Biomedico” di Roma and ICRANet Sergio Frasca – SAPIENZA Università di Roma Filippo Frontera – Università di Ferrara Yipeng Jing – Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China Hagen Kleinert – Freie Universitat Berlin Gian Luca Lippi – Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis Francois Mignard – Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur Hermann Nicolai – Max Planck Inst. for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam Mario Novello – Brazilian Centre For Physics Research, Brazil José Pacheco – Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur Kjell Rosquist – Stockolm University Remo Ruffini (Director) – SAPIENZA Università di Roma and ICRANet Farrokh Vakili – Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur Gregory Vereshchagin – SAPIENZA Università di Roma and ICRANet Xue She Sheng – SAPIENZA Università di Roma and ICRANet ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 Presentations of the 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/27/presentations-of-the-15th-paris-cos… Additional Information: http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2011.html Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge The 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011`From Cold Dark Matter to Warm Dark Matter in the Standard Model of the Universe: Theory and Observations'. 20 Years of Activity. 20, 21 and 22 JULY 2011 Paris Observatory (HQ), historic Perrault building, Paris, France We are pleased to inform you that the presentations by the lecturers during the 15th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2011 are available on line (in pdf format) in "Programme and Lecturers .pdf " in the www site of this Colloquium http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2011.html http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_Paris2011.html Contents: - The Standard Model of the Universe: CMB present status. PIXIE CMB project - Inflation Effective theory, predictions and observations, Planck results, Atacama Cosmology Telescope. - Last results from Herschel: interstellar medium Initial Mass Function, structures and filaments, Herschel-SPIRES cosmology - Large scale flows. Astrophysical black holes, Re-ionization - Observations of Dark matter on small astrophysical scales, cored density profiles and small baryon feedback - Warm Dark Matter (WDM): Cosmological, astrophysical, numerical and keV particle WDM candidates, sterile neutrinos: theory and observations, neutrino masses and mixing, Neutrinoless Beta decay. Mare and Katrin experiments. - Astrophysical origin of the positron excess in cosmic rays. Helioseismology and Dark Matter Open Special Session: - The Ultra Fast Flash Observatory UFFO - The James Webb Space Telescope JWST The photographs of the Colloquium capturing moments of the stimulating and outstanding atmosphere created by all lecturers and participants during the Colloquium and Open Session will be posted soon in this www site. Norma G Sanchez, Hector J de Vega http://chalonge.obspm.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 A Statement from the European LISA Study Team ------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/21/a-statement-from-the-european-lisa-… Due to the recent adjustment in how L-class missions within the Cosmic Vision framework are chosen, ESA is currently investigating a design for a European-led variant of LISA that can be launched before 2022. After studying several configurations, a new baseline has been identified that will be refined in the coming month with the help of European industry. The new baseline simplifies the design of LISA, reducing the distance between the satellites and employing only four instead of previously six laser links. The science team and a science task force, composed of members of the gravitational wave and astrophysics communities in both Europe and the US, have assessed the scientific validity of the new baseline for the fields of physics, astrophysics and cosmology and have shown that the new configuration is very promising regarding sources such as galactic binaries, (super)massive black hole and extreme mass ratio inspirals. Over the next few months, this work will continue until we have a finalised mission proposal by the fall of 2011. The near future is very bright for astrophysics and cosmology using observations of gravitational waves in space. (Posted on behalf of the team by Bernard Schutz, 21.07.2011) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry" (major update) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/11/living-reviews-in-relativity-gravit… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-5 Today, Living Reviews in Relativity has published a major update of the review "Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry (Ground and Space)" by Matthew Pitkin, Stuart Reid, Sheila Rowan, and Jim Hough. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-5 Pitkin, Matthew, Reid, Stuart, Rowan, Sheila and Hough, James "Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry (Ground and Space)" ACCEPTED: 2011-06-17 PUBLISHED: 2011-07-11 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-5 UPDATE: There have been minor updates to Sections 1, 2 and 3; major updates to Sections 4 and 5; Section 6 has been renamed and includes entirely new material on the operation of, and results from, the first generation of gravitational wave detectors and upgrades that are under way; and Section 7 also includes major updates about the status of LISA. The number of references has increased from 110 to 324. ABSTRACT: Significant progress has been made in recent years on the development of gravitational-wave detectors. Sources such as coalescing compact binary systems, neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries, stellar collapses and pulsars are all possible candidates for detection. The most promising design of gravitational-wave detector uses test masses a long distance apart and freely suspended as pendulums on Earth or in drag-free spacecraft. The main theme of this review is a discussion of the mechanical and optical principles used in the various long baseline systems in operation around the world - LIGO (USA), Virgo (Italy/France), TAMA300 and LCGT (Japan), and GEO600 (Germany/U.K.) - and in LISA, a proposed space-borne interferometer. A review of recent science runs from the current generation of ground-based detectors will be discussed, in addition to highlighting the astrophysical results gained thus far. Looking to the future, the major upgrades to LIGO (Advanced LIGO), Virgo (Advanced Virgo), LCGT and GEO600 (GEO-HF) will be completed over the coming years, which will create a network of detectors with the significantly improved sensitivity required to detect gravitational waves. Beyond this, the concept and design of possible future "third generation" gravitational-wave detectors, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET), will be discussed. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4 Quantum Gravity: the first 25 years. Read the focus section published in Classical and Quantum Gravity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/07/05/quantum-gravity-the-first-25-years-… Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/15 We invite you to read-for-free the CQG focus section reviewing 25 years of quantum gravity research. http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/15 This issue features 2 invited review articles from physicists who have been associated with String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity from their inception. They were invited to write a retrospective review: What were the initial hopes? To what extent have these hopes been realised? What were the major successes, surprises, disappointments? The emphasis is on what has come OUT of the program rather than technical developments internal to the program. We hope that the reader, whatever her persuasion, will be able to form a panoramic view of quantum gravity research today within these two programmes. Yours sincerely Joseph Samuel Editorial Board Member Classical and Quantum Gravity

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for July 2011
by rezzolla＠aei.mpg.de 02 Jul '11

02 Jul '11

################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 Xth International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology 1.2 Programming of Heterogeneous Systems in Physics 1.3 Parma Workshop on Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Waves 2011 1.4 El Escorial Summer School 2011 "Quantum Information meets Statistical Mechanics" 1.5 IOP Gravitational Physics Group half-day meeting: Do we understand gravity? 1.6 Numerical Relativity and High Energy Physics 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at IISER-TVM 2.2 Postdoc position in Mathematical Physics at Cardiff University 3. News 3.1 Presentations of Meudon Workshop "Warm Dark Matter in the Galaxies" 2011 3.2 Prof. Letelier passed away ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 Xth International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/28/xth-international-conference-on-gra… Starting Sat, Dec 17, 2011 to Thu, Dec 22, 2011 Location: Qui-Nhon, Vietnam Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/ICGAC10/ICGAC10.html ICGAC10 is part of a series of biennial conferences on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology with the goal to favour cooperations among the member countries within an international context, to promote high level studies on hot topics and to encourage young physicists on these fields. The first meeting was initiated by Prof. Yong Min Cho, one of the founders of the APCTP at SNU in 1993. ICGAC10 is organized with the help of Les Rencontres du Vietnam, whose aim is to help the education and the scientific research in Vietnam. ICGAC10 topics include * Experimental studies of gravity * Quantum gravity * Gravitational waves * Black holes, Wormholes * Strings, Branes and Extra dimensions * Numerical Relativity * Stability of constants * Cosmology, Dark matter, Dark energy * Cosmic rays * Astronomical and space-research instrumentation +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 Programming of Heterogeneous Systems in Physics --------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/24/programming-of-heterogeneous-system… Starting Wed, Oct 05, 2011 to Fri, Oct 07, 2011 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: http://wwwsfb.tpi.uni-jena.de/Events/Event-PHSP11.shtml We are pleased to announce a three-day workshop on "Programming of Heterogeneous Systems in Physics", a workshop to be held on 5-7 October 2011 at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. http://wwwsfb.tpi.uni-jena.de/Events/Event-PHSP11.shtml This workshop will focus on - Solving partial differential equations efficiently on the heterogeneous computing systems. There is some emphasis on GPU computing, but other accelerators and the efficient use of large multi-core cluster nodes are considered as well. - Optimization of computational kernels coming from finite differences, spectral methods, and lattice gauge theory on accelerators. We plan to have a tutorial day, two days of talks and a poster session. We plan for discussion and talks to provide an overview of current work in these areas, and to develop future lines of research and collaborations. The deadline for submission of talks is 15 August 2011. G. Zumbusch (Chair, Jena), B. Bruegmann (Jena), A. Weyhausen (Jena), L. Rezzolla (Potsdam), B. Zink (Tuebingen) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 Parma Workshop on Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Waves 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/22/parma-workshop-on-numerical-relativ… Starting Wed, Sep 07, 2011 to Fri, Sep 09, 2011 Location: Parma, Italy Additional Information: http://www.fis.unipr.it/numrel/WorkshopNumRel11/ We are pleased to announce that a three-day workshop on Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Waves will be held at the "Centro S. Elisabetta" of the University of Parma, organized by the local numerical relativity group and with the support of INFN and the University of Parma. The workshop is mainly aimed at bringing together European scientists working in the field, for discussing "hot" topics, share ideas, and establish future lines of research and collaborations. The character of the meeting will be informal and relaxed in order to encourage open discussions. Talks will cover a quite broad area: binary black holes and neutron stars simulations, mathematical advances, computational methods, and interface between numerical and analytical methods. For further details see: http://www.fis.unipr.it/numrel/WorkshopNumRel11/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4 El Escorial Summer School 2011 "Quantum Information meets Statistical Mechanics" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/08/el-escorial-summer-school-2011-quan… Starting Mon, Jul 11, 2011 to Fri, Jul 15, 2011 Location: El Escorial (Madrid), Spain Additional Information: http://www.ucm.es/info/giccucm/Escorial2011/ From 11th to 15th of July 2011, the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (Spain), will host a Summer School on "Quantum Information meets Statistical Mechanics" (QI&SM 2011), with the aim of exploring interfaces and emerging connections between these and related fields. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.ucm.es/info/giccucm/Escorial2011/ The Summer School will take place at El Escorial, Spain (http://www.euroforum.es/), a nice and historic city about 50 km to the north of Madrid. See further information below and in the website. The whole activity will focus primarily on the following topics: 1. One-Way Quantum Computation and Statistical Mechanics 2. Topological Codes and Statistical Models 3. Random Statistical Mechanical Systems and Lattice Gauge Theories 4. Quantum Information and Models of Discrete Quantum Gravity We would be glad to have you and share with us these new developments in an interactive an open atmosphere. Thank you and best wishes, The organizers: Miguel A. Martin-Delgado (UCM) and Hans J. Briegel (IQOQI, Innsbruck) FURTHER INFORMATION The goal of the school is to bring together scholars from quantum information theory and statistical mechanics to explore emerging connections between these fields and hopefully develop some fruitful collaborations. The (incomplete) list of invited speakers whom we are contacting for the conference includes the following names: Maarten Van den Nest Gemma De las Cuevas Robert Raussendorf Helmut Katzgraber Hector Bombin A. Peter Young John T. Chalker Uwe-Jens Wiese Tomotoshi Nishino Paolo Fachi Renate Loll Silke Weinfurtner Fotini Markopoulou Rafael Sorkin and others The Complutense University has been holding summer courses at El Escorial since 1988 and these are given by eminent lecturers worldwide. We have been awarded the organization of one of those courses, which we want to devote to "Quantum Information meets Statistical Mechanics". Allow us to give you some more information about the Summer Courses held at El Escorial and organized by the Complutense University (Madrid, Spain). In 1988, the Complutense University decided to open its doors to the most advanced knowledge in the present time and to tend a bridge between science, culture, literature etc... and the Spanish society. With this broad aim and scope, the Courses are born during each summer, organized by the General Foundation of the University. They have become an annual showcase of new knowledge and a forum of exchange of information and opinions based on the plurality and the diffusion of the advances in all the scientific areas: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and also beyond natural sciences: Literature, Scenic Arts, etc... The Courses are, by their rigor and the ample scope of subjects treated every year, a reference for mass media and the Spanish society. Thus, the University satisfies in this way the necessities not covered in ordinary winter courses. In the Summer Courses, the lecturers are specialists of maximum level, even Nobel prizewinners in their fields. They are accessible to the students/attendees, who can discuss with them inside and outside the classes. The speakers themselves find here an excellent opportunity for the interchange of experiences that enrich their research and professional activity. Each Course lasts an average of five days, and it is developed in conferences and occasionally in round-tables. As a complement, all the nights takes place an activity of Scenic Arts, or a concert, a play at a theater or a movie show which is free for the speakers. More information about the courses can be found at the following link: http://www.ucm.es/info/cv/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5 IOP Gravitational Physics Group half-day meeting: Do we understand gravity? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/06/iop-gravitational-physics-group-hal… Starting Fri, Sep 16, 2011 to Fri, Sep 16, 2011 Location: London, UK Additional Information: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~or215/gpg2011/ Friday, 16 September 2011, 2:00pm - 5:45pm Phillips Room, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK Keynote speaker: Mihalis Dafermos, University of Cambridge This half-day meeting will focus on the mathematical aspects of relativity, and PhD students and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to present their work. IOP Gravitational Physics Group members and other interested individuals are welcome to attend but pre-registration is required as the number of people that we can accommodate at the venue is limited. No registration fee will be charged. Please see http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~or215/gpg2011/ for further details. Organising committee: Nils Andersson, University of Southampton David Burton, Lancaster University Oliver Rinne, University of Cambridge (contact: O.Rinne[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk) Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Cardiff University Juan Valiente-Kroon, Queen Mary, University of London Registration deadlines: 2 Sep 2011 Abstract submission 9 Sep 2011 Participation +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6 Numerical Relativity and High Energy Physics ------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/02/numerical-relativity-and-high-energ… Starting Wed, Aug 31, 2011 to Sat, Sep 03, 2011 Location: Madeira, Portugal Additional Information: http://blackholes.ist.utl.pt/nrhep/ 31 August - 3 September, 2011 Madeira Island (Portugal) The aim of this workshop is to bring together world experts in two extremely active and successful, but up to now essentially disjoint, research fields: numerical relativity and high energy physics. It has become clear that numerical relativity techniques, applied to black hole systems, could answer central questions concerning dynamical processes in high energy physics. Such techniques, which only very recently have reached a state of sufficient maturity, seem moreover mandatory for an accurate phenomenological modelling of these high energy physics scenarios. These facts, together with the ongoing scientific runs at the LHC, make this workshop very timely. Organizers: Vitor Cardoso, Leonardo Gualtieri, Carlos Herdeiro, Ulrich Sperhake ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at IISER-TVM --------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/30/postdoctoral-positions-in-gravitati… Institution: Thiruvananthapuram, India Deadline: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India (IISER-TVM) Deadline: 31 July 2011 Salary: Rs. 2,64,000 - Rs. 2,88,000 per annum IISER-TVM seeks applicants for two Post-doctoral positions in the area of Gravitational Wave Physics. Both these positions are funded under the Max Planck Partner Group on Gravitational Wave Physics of Albert Einstein Institute (AEI). The positions will focus on developing advanced Gravitational Wave search algorithms for advanced/future interferometric detectors. The appointments are for two years and are expected to commence on or before September 1, 2011. Candidates with expertise/interest in general relativity, gravitational wave astronomy, and statistical signal processing are encouraged to apply. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics or related areas. Candidate with Ph.D. in Engineering faculty with adequate experience in statistical signal processing may be considered. IISER-TVM is an active member of IndIGO (Indian Initiative in Gravitational Wave Observatories) consortium. The selected candidate would get an opportunity to work closely with the AEI members as well as members of IndIGO consortium. Please send via e-mail as a single PDF (1) CV with the list of publications, and (2) detailed research statement. Arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be sent to archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject "Application for MP-PG positions - Candidate name". To receive full consideration, applications should be received by July 31, 2011. Applications will continued to be screened until the positions are filled. Informal inquires may be directed to Archana Pai (e-mail: archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in, phone: +91-471-2599423) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 Postdoc position in Mathematical Physics at Cardiff University ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/02/postdoc-position-in-mathematical-ph… Institution: Cardiff, UK Deadline: Mon, Jul 04, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/maths/research-associate-in-mathematical-phys… Reference: 2011/0263 Closing date: 04 July 2011 Type: Academic Duration: Fixed-term for 2 years Hours of work: Full-time, 35 hours per week Date of appointment: Post is available immediately Salary: £29927 - £35788 per annum (Grade 6) You will carry out research related to the mathematical underpinning of the theory of quantized fields, including field theories on curved backgrounds. A background in one or more areas of theoretical physics/mathematics related to this topic such as elementary particle theory, conformal field theory, perturbative/constructive approaches to quantum field theory, or string theory is desirable. ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 Presentations of Meudon Workshop "Warm Dark Matter in the Galaxies" 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/16/presentations-of-meudon-workshop-wa… Additional Information: http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2011.html Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge Meudon Workshop 2011 "Warm Dark Matter in the Galaxies: Theoretical and Observational Progresses", 8-10 June 2011 We are pleased to inform you that the presentations by the lecturers during the Chalonge Meudon Warm Dark Matter Workshop 2011 are available online (in pdf format) on the web site of this workshop: http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2011.html http://www.chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_CIAS2011.html Contents: Astrophysical, cosmological and particle WDM, Lambda WDM, Theory, Observations, Numerical simulations, Particle WDM, sterile neutrinos, sterile neutrino experiments. The photographs of the Workshop capturing moments of the stimulating and outstanding atmosphere created by all lecturers and participants during the Workshop will be posted soon. We thank all again, both lecturers and participants, for having contributed so much to this Workshop and we look forward to seeing you again in the next Warm Dark Matter Meeting 2012 of this series. With compliments and kind regards Norma G Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega http://chalonge.obspm.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Prof. Letelier passed away ------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/06/14/prof-letelier-passed-away/ Additional Information: http://leteliermemorial.blogspot.com/ Prof. Patricio Anibal Letelier Sotomayor, born in Santiago, Chile, on the 11th September, 1943, passed away due to a cardiac arrest at his home in Campinas, SP, Brazil, on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Prof. Letelier was a highly respected teacher and mentor to an enormous number of people in the country and around the world. He did his undergraduate studies in the University of Chile in the late sixties and obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Boston University in 1977. He then joined the Department of Physics of the University of Brasilia and, in 1988, he left Brasilia and came to the Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of Campinas as a Professor of Mathematical Physics. Patricio was a beloved friend and colleague, and his passing is a huge loss on so many levels. He will be greatly missed and remembered always. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, and granddaughter. The website below is a homage to Prof. Patricio Letelier. Please visit it and feel free to express your fond remembrances of him and his work. The remembrances will be collected and passed on to Prof. Letelier's family. http://leteliermemorial.blogspot.com/ -- Alberto Saa Department of Applied Mathematics, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Phone: +55 19 3521 5952 http://vigo.ime.unicamp.br

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for June 2011
by hyperspace＠aei.mpg.de 02 Jun '11

02 Jun '11

################################################################# 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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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for May 2011
by hyperspace＠aei.mpg.de 02 May '11

02 May '11

################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) 1.2 Astrophysics and gravitational waves meeting in Mallorca 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoc position in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology or Astroparticle Physics at Santander Univ., Colombia 2.2 PhD Position in Theoretical Physics at Stockholm University 2.3 Postdoctoral position in cosmology at University of Oslo 2.4 Lecturers in Mathematical Physics at University of Southampton 2.5 Postdoc Position in Dynamics of Relativistic Magnetised Flows 2.6 Postdoc position in numerical relativity at University of Burgundy 2.7 W2-Professorship in Theoretical Physics at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg 3. News 3.1 2010 GWIC Thesis Prize ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) ----------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/13/6th-gulf-coast-gravity-meeting-2nd-… Starting Sun, May 15, 2011 to Mon, May 16, 2011 Location: Boca Raton, FL, USA Additional Information: http://www.physics.fau.edu/events_news/GCGM6/GCGM6.php This is the 2nd announcement of the 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting, which will be held May 15-16 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Researchers in all areas of gravitational physics, including numerical, experimental, classical and quantum gravity, as well as related astrophysics and cosmology will be in attendance. This is an informal regional meeting, and most participants will be from the Gulf Coast area of the United States, but all outside of this region who wish to attend are more than welcome. A prize of $200 (sponsored by the APS Topical Group on Gravity) will be awarded for the best talk given by a student at the meeting. Additionally, funds are available to support student travel through an event grant of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The registration simply consists in sending an email to jonathan.engle[AT]fau.edu with a title and short abstract if it is desired to give a talk, preferably by May 8th. Please indicate in the email whether the participant is a student. A current list of registered participants may be found at the website http://www.physics.fau.edu/events_news/GCGM6/GCGM6.php . Hotel reservations should be made by participants themselves. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Boca Raton under the name ``6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting’’ with a special negotiated rate of $69 per night. The phone number and address for the hotel are: 561-417-8585, 3400 Airport Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431. The room block will be released on April 30th. Recommended airports for arrival are Palm Beach International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Miami International Airport is also possible but farther away. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 Astrophysics and gravitational waves meeting in Mallorca ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/11/astrophysics-and-gravitational-wave… Starting Mon, Sep 05, 2011 to Fri, Sep 09, 2011 Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/~pau/Astro-GR@Mallorca.html We are glad to announce the 6th (!) Astro-GR meeting. This time we will meeting from Monday 5th to Friday September 9th 2011 in Palma de Mallorca to discuss about astrophysics and gravitational waves, focusing on the science the new European envisioned and other future missions can do, such as: * Astrophysical modelling of super- and massive black hole coalescences * Astrophysical modelling of small compact objects by massive black holes (aka "EMRIs") * Observations of our own Galactic Center (SgrA*) * Observations of binary neutron stars leading up to coalescence for long periods of time * Precision astronomy of massive stellar bodies and measurements of spin-down of individual pulsars * Modelling of strong field sources within General Relativity * Data analysis of the sources * Early warning of possible mergers either from the data analysis or by EM detection * Coincidence measurements with ground-based GW detectors This meeting will be run in the style of all previous Astro-GR meetings, with presentations in the morning and discussion/working groups in the afternoon. This format has worked very well in the past, so we have decided to use it again for this meeting. The format and venue for Astro-GR@Mallorca will limit the number of attendees. We thus kindly ask every participant to register as soon as s/he makes travel arrangements and to avoid disappointment. In keeping with the spirit of an informal workshop, there will be no registration fee. The number of slots will be very limited, and they will be chosen by the organizers on the basis of their relevance to the main focus and goal of this meeting. Please take a look to this link to get an impression of the general philosophy of the meetings: http://www.aei.mpg.de/~pau/astro_gr.html A key aim of the Astro-GR meetings is to foster and develop new collaborative ventures, as well as to strengthen existing ones, within the different communities (astrophysics, data analysis, general relativity and numerical relativity). Looking forward to getting your registrations! Pau Amaro-Seoane, Alicia Sintes and Sascha Husa ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoc position in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology or Astroparticle Physics at Santander Univ., Colombia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/28/postdoc-position-in-gravitation-ast… Institution: Bucaramanga, Colombia Deadline: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 Additional Information: http://cevale2.uis.edu.co The Relativity and Gravitation Research Group (GIRG), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, invites applications for a postdoctoral research position for a one year period, beginning in Fall 2011.The GIRG group includes four faculty members of the School of Physics and its research interests cover a wide range of subjects from Astrophysics, General Relativity, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Applicants who have received their Ph.D. in Physics or Astrophysics in the last five years are eligible for consideration. For this position, applicants will submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a brief description of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. In order to receive the application format, please contact Prof. Guillermo A. Gonzalez, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, School of Physics guillego[at]uis.edu.co. Applicants selected for employment must complete a background check prior to employment. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 PhD Position in Theoretical Physics at Stockholm University ---------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/20/phd-position-in-theoretical-physics… Institution: Stockholm, Sweden Deadline: Mon, May 02, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.fysik.su.se/om/tjanster/Announcement_friteo_ENG.pdf This position is within one of the research subjects Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemical Physics or Medical Radiation Physics and is directed towards theoretical activity. The applicant may freely choose the research area and supervisor. For research in "Relativistic astrophysics" (within the subject Theoretical Physics) you may select myself (Kjell Rosquist) as supervisor. For an example of a possible thesis subject, see http://www.irap-phd.org/page17/page17.html Note the tight deadline for applicatons: 2 May 2011. For any questions, please contact: Prof. Kjell Rosquist kr[at]fysik.su.se Tel: +4670 755 7649 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3 Postdoctoral position in cosmology at University of Oslo ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/20/postdoctoral-position-in-cosmology-… Institution: Oslo, Norway Deadline: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 Additional Information: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/546081/64278?iso=no Position as postdoctoral research fellow is available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics of the University of Oslo (http://www.astro.uio.no/). The fellowship period is 2 years and will start on 01.08.2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. The cosmology group has joined the proposed European cosmology space mission Euclid. Special scientific interest are within testing modified gravity and dark energy models, and constraining the neutrino masses, with results from large-scale galaxy surveys, including Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations, power spectra, large-scale flow patterns and weak lensing. This postdoctoral fellowship, which is funded by the Research Council of Norway, is dedicated to research in connection with this project, and we seek candidates who can contribute significantly within this field. The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in astronomy/astrophysics, physics or a related discipline and should have research experience of relevance for Euclid. Salary: Pay Grade: 57 – 64 (NOK 448 200 – 510 000 per year, depending on qualifications and seniority). Application to be sent electronically via: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/546081/64278?iso=no The application must include: • Application letter • Project description • CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity) • Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation • A complete list of publications and copies of up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee • Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4 Lecturers in Mathematical Physics at University of Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/18/lecturers-in-mathematical-physics-a… Institution: Southampton, UK Deadline: Thu, May 19, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk We are seeking to appoint up to two outstanding mathematical physicists with excellent track records of research and the potential for research leadership in areas which will enhance and extend our current interests. We are looking to appoint candidates who undertake internationally leading research at the interface between Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. These lectureships are central to the activities of the Southampton Theory Astronomy and Gravity (STAG) centre for fundamental physics. Preference will be given to an individual with a record of excellent research in either theoretical/computational relativistic astrophysics (particularly in modelling gamma-ray bursts, supernova core collapse, accretion onto compact objects or relativistic jets, phenomena relevant for multimessenger astronomy and astrophysics of black hole and neutron stars) or theoretical/mathematical physics (particularly in string inspired gravity, theoretical cosmology, dark matter, dark energy, AdS-CFT correspondence, holography and relativistic fluids). To be considered you should have a PhD in mathematical physics or a related area. You should have experience of solving problems, organising research and pursuing new research directions. You should also be able to demonstrate a high-quality research track-record and the potential to be an excellent teacher. Duties, as determined by the Head of Academic Unit, will include: conducting research of international standing in mathematical physics, applying for externally funded research grants and enhancing the international profile of the research group, undergraduate teaching and supervision of research students. As part of the role you will also be expected to support effective management and administration of the academic unit. The position is available from 1 August 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. It is expected that interviews will be held in June 2011. As part of the interview process, candidates will be invited to give a research presentation. Informal enquiries can be made at any time to: Professor Nils Andersson email: N.A.Andersson[AT]soton.ac.uk tel. +44 (0)23 8059 4551 or to: Professor James Vickers email: J.A.Vickers[AT]soton.ac.uk tel +44(0) 23 8059 5113. Please visit http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk and apply on-line, or call 023 8059 2750. The closing date for applications is 19 May 2011 at 12.00 noon. Please quote reference number 5466-11-J in all correspondence. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5 Postdoc Position in Dynamics of Relativistic Magnetised Flows ----------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/09/postdoc-position-in-the-dynamics-of… Institution: Leeds, UK Deadline: Wed, Jun 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://ambio1.leeds.ac.uk/~serguei/ Applications are invited for a research fellowship funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). A major part of the post involves development of computer code for 3D Relativistic Magnethohydrodynamics with adaptive mesh refinement which will run on parallel computers. The other part of this job involves numerical study of the complex dynamics of magnetically-dominated relativistic plasma, with focus on the effects of non-axisymmetric instabilities, and with applications in the astrophysics of Pulsar Wind Nebulae, relativistic jets, and central engines of Active Galactic Nuclei and Gamma-Ray Bursts. You will work in close contact with the Principal Investigator (PI) Professor Serguei Komissarov as well as with Professor Samuel Falle of The University of Leeds and the other researches from USA and Belguim named in the project. You will have a PhD (or be close to completing) in the relevant discipline, e.g. Computational MHD, Plasma physics, Fluid dynamics, Astrophysics. Excellent computational skills, Fortran and/or C, experience in computational fluid dynamics and practical knowledge of parallel programming are essential. University Grade 6 (£24,370 - £29,099 p.a.) or University Grade 7 (£29,972 - £35,788 p.a.) Due to funding limitations it is likely the appointment will not be made above £31,798 p.a. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Serguei Komissarov, tel +44 (0)113 343 5127 email Serguei[at]maths.leeds.ac.uk. Closing Date: 1 June 2011 Anticipated Interview Date: 20 June 2011 Applications should be made via http://www.leeds.ac.uk/universityjobs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6 Postdoc position in numerical relativity at University of Burgundy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/09/postdoc-position-in-numerical-relat… Institution: Dijon, France Deadline: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 The Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, Université de Bourgogne (Mathematical Institute of Burgundy, University of Burgundy at Dijon) offers a 1-year post-doctoral position by the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne (Regional council of Burgundy) in numerical relativity. A renewal of the position is possible. The successful candidate is supposed to work in the numerical treatment of PDEs related to general relativity. The candidate is expected to have experience in the numerical treatment of PDEs, especially in the use of spectral methods. A knowledge in C++ and/or Matlab and parallel computing is welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7 W2-Professorship in Theoretical Physics at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/06/w2-professorship-in-theoretical-phy… Institution: Erlangen, Germany Deadline: Mon, May 02, 2011 Additional Information: http://theorie3.physik.uni-erlangen.de/opportunities.html The Faculty of Natural Sciences offers at the Institute of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics the position of a tenured W2-Professorship in Theoretical Physics, succession of Prof. Dr. M. Dilig. Duties include teaching and research in Theoretical Physics. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong research record in the quantum field theoretical generalisation of General Relativity. His or her research field should enhance the institute's activities in this field and in Mathematical Physics. Interest in phenomenological aspects of Quantum Gravity is desirable. Opportunities of cooperation exist, among others, with the Department of Mathematics, in particular with the Emmy Noether Centre for Algebra, as well as with the Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP). Qualifications include university undergraduate and doctoral degrees, good teaching skills, and a habilitation or equivalent other qualification, which may have been gained outside the University or within a Juniorprofessur. The successful candidate will be expected to take over administrative duties and also to attract external funding. At the time of appointment the candidate must not be older than 52 years of age. The Ministry for Science, Research and Art may allow an exception in special cases, which has to be approved by the Ministry of Finance. This appointment will be made by the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The University of Erlangen-Nuremberg is comitted to a profamily policy and an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage women to apply in an effort to increase a female representation in research and teaching. The University of Erlangen-Nuremberg persues a policy of intensive study support of its students and expects therefore that its teaching staff maintain a substantial student contact time by being present at the university. All other qualifications being equal handicapped persons will be given priority. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. Application documents (curriculum vitae, photograph, list of publications and teaching activities, certified copies of the degree certificates but no publications) and a brief statement of research interests must be sent not later than May 2nd, 2011, to: Dekan der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsstraße 40, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany. ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 2010 GWIC Thesis Prize -------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/04/13/2010-gwic-thesis-prize/ Additional Information: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ I am pleased to announce that the Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC) Thesis Prize for 2010 is awarded to Haixing Miao from the University of Western Australia, for his thesis "Exploring Macroscopic Quantum Mechanics in Optomechanical Devices". We hope that we will be able to give Haixing his award at the Amaldi9 meeting in Cardiff. This year, we again set a record for the number of nominations: seventeen theses from six countries. Moreover, with this award, Australia becomes the fourth continent to host a winner in the five year history of the GWIC Thesis Prize, demonstrating in the clearest fashion the truly global nature of gravitational wave research. The nominees and their theses can be found at https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ We are most grateful to chair Viviana Fafone and the Selection Committee (Duncan Brown, Chris van den Broeck, Neil Cornish, Andreas Freise, Dick Manchester, Masa-Katsu Fujimoto, and Peter Shawhan) for their hard work.

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for April 2011
by hyperspace＠aei.mpg.de 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 Quantum Field Theory Under the Influence of External Conditions 1.2 KITP program 2012: Bits, Branes, and Black Holes 1.3 Microphysics in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics (2nd circular) 1.4 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting 1.5 XXIX Max Born Symposium: "Super, Quantum & Twistors II" 2. Jobs 2.1 PhD position in gravitational theory at the University of Jena 2.2 PhD position in Gravitational Wave Physics in Rome (Tor Vergata) 2.3 Postdoc in gravitational-wave physics and numerical relativity at Cardiff University 2.4 PhD position at Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland 2.5 Postdoctoral position at Florida Atlantic University in numerical astrophysics 3. News 3.1 Dr Barry Wardell to receive thesis prize from IOP’s Gravitational Physics Group co-sponsored by CQG 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity - No. 100: "Varying Constants, Gravitation and Cosmology" ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 Quantum Field Theory Under the Influence of External Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/18/quantum-field-theory-under-the-infl… Starting Sun, Sep 18, 2011 to Sat, Sep 24, 2011 Location: Benasque, Spain Additional Information: http://benasque.org/2011qfext/ QFEXT11 is a continuation of a series of workshops of the same title held at the University of Leipzig in 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2007, at the University of Oklahoma in 2003, 2009, and at the University of Barcelona in 2005. Started with the intention of bringing about an East-West scientific dialog, QFEXT developed into one of the most prominent meetings in the field of the Casimir effect, vacuum energy, and related questions in several areas, ranging from quantum field theory and cosmology to atomic, subnuclear, and experimental physics. Typically mathematical questions related to spectral geometry are represented as well. These meetings have created a unique atmosphere where theoreticians, mathematicians and experimentalists are brought together for a week, where talks by colleagues that they might rarely hear otherwise often spark lively debate and result in numerous collaborations. QFEXT11 will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of the seminal paper "Consequences of the Dirac Theory of the Positron", by W. Heisenberg and H. Euler (Zeitschr. Phys. 98, 714-732, 1936), which played an important part in establishing the study of quantum fields in classical background fields. We plan to include a special session devoted to Heisenberg-Euler effective Lagrangians and their impact in modern physics. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 KITP program 2012: Bits, Branes, and Black Holes ---------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/14/kitp-program-bits-branes-and-black-… Starting Mon, Mar 19, 2012 to Fri, May 25, 2012 Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA Additional Information: http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/dbdetails?acro=bitbranes12 Dear Colleagues, We are writing to announce the program Bits, Branes, Black Holes, to be held at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, during the period March 19 – May 25, 2012, and to alert you that applications are now being accepted. We also encourage you to inform others who you think might be interested in applying. We coordinators will be assisted by advisors Joe Polchinski and Ted Jacobson. A summary and the latest information about the program can be found online at http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/dbdetails?acro=bitbranes12 . It is necessary for every prospective participant to set up an account and apply online, even if we have already corresponded with you about the program. There will also be a “wrap-up” conference associated with this program, entitled Black Holes and Information to be held from May 21 – 25, 2012. Further information will be posted online when it becomes available. (It is not necessary to be a program participant in order to attend the conference.) KITP programs differ from many conferences and workshops in that they create a situation where scientists learn from each other and actually do substantive research, often collaborating with other participants. To foster these interactions, KITP strongly encourages theorists to stay for as long as possible, with three weeks being the minimum stay for a regular participant. We understand, however, that experimentalists/observers often cannot manage long visits but can have a big impact even in a week, so we can be more flexible for them. Some level of financial support will be available, the amount depending on the needs of the participants and availability of funds. To apply, go to the aforementioned web page, and click on the Apply link. Application deadline: July 31, 2011. Late applications will be considered as budget and space permits. Due to space and financial constraints, however, we may not be able to accommodate everyone who applies. KITP provides office and computing facilities on-site at UC Santa Barbara and also provides help in finding living accommodations. Actual commitments of office space and financial support can be made only by written formal invitations from the KITP Director, David Gross, regardless of any communications you may have had with us. If you think you might like to participate, it will help us with our planning if you could apply early, including your proposed length of stay and any financial requirements. If you have any questions, please contact one of the coordinators. Sincerely yours, Vijay Balasubramanian <vijay [AT] physics.upenn.edu> Alex Maloney <maloney [AT] physics.mcgill.ca> Donald Marolf <marolf [AT] physics.ucsb.edu> Joan Simon <J.Simon [AT] ed.ac.uk> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 Microphysics in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics (2nd circular) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/10/microphysics-in-computational-relat… Starting Mon, Jun 20, 2011 to Sat, Jun 25, 2011 Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada Additional Information: http://micra2011.org The Microphysics in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics (MICRA 2011) workshop will take place June 20-25 at the Perimeter Institute, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Registration is now open at http://micra2011.org The goal of MICRA is to bring together researchers from the numerical relativity/computational astrophysics community with experts in the microscopic physics of matter and radiation at high densities to facilitate exchange between these communities leading to improved models of relativistic astrophysical systems. Topics covered by MICRA 2011 will include * Hot and cold nuclear EOS (including implementation in codes), * Improved neutrino interactions, * Efficient implementations of interactions/neutrino transport (approximate schemes [leakage,diffusion], Monte Carlo schemes etc.), * Crust physics and its inclusion in computational models, * Nucleosynthesis in compact object mergers and the potential radioactive afterglow signature? (including implementation issues), MICRA 2011 will take place in an informal workshop setting with much time for interaction and discussion. Registration will open on March 1 and will close on June 1. We aim for 30-40 participants and can accomodate a maximum of 50. Please register ASAP. The MICRA 2011 organizers, Cliff Burgess, James Lattimer, Luis Lehner, Christian Ott, Chris Pethick, Achim Schwenk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting ----------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/04/21st-midwest-relativity-meeting/ Starting Fri, Nov 04, 2011 to Sat, Nov 05, 2011 Location: Urbana, IL, USA The 21st Midwest Relativity Meeting will be held Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5, 2011 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The format of the meeting will follow previous regional meetings, where all participants may present a talk of approximately 10-15 minutes, depending on the total number of talks. We intend for the meeting to cover a broad range of topics in gravitation physics, including classical and quantum gravity, numerical relativity, relativistic astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational waves and experimental gravity. As this is a regional meeting, many of the participants will be from the greater United States Midwest and Canada, but researchers and students from other areas are also welcome. A conference website will be open in September, at which time further details, registration information and abstract submission will be available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5 XXIX Max Born Symposium: "Super, Quantum & Twistors II" ----------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/01/xxix-max-born-symposium-super-quant… Starting Tue, Jun 28, 2011 to Thu, Jun 30, 2011 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Additional Information: http://www.ift.uni.wroc.pl/~mborn29/ The aim of the Symposium is to gather together researchers working on different aspects of theoretical physics, such as sypersymmetry, quantum symmetries and twistors, which are all interests of Prof. Lukierski whose 75th birthday will be celebrated at the Symposium. Main topics: * Supersymmmetry * Quantum symmetries * Twistors Local Organizing Committee: A. Borowiec, J. Kowalski-Glikman, M. Mozrzymas, A. Pachol Location: The Symposium will be held in at Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw Contact: mborn29[at]ift.uni.wroc.pl Address: pl. M. Borna 9; 50-204 Wroclaw; Poland Lecturers include: * J. Azcarraga * M. Arzano * M. Chaichian* * L. Dabrowski * S. Doplicher * M. Dunajski * L. D. Fadeev* * T.R. Govindarajan * E. Ivanov * R. Kerner * L. Mason * V.N. Tolstoy * M. Rausch de Traubenberg * A. Sitarz * D. Sorokin * P. Stichel * W.J. Zakrzewski *-to be confirmed ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 PhD position in gravitational theory at the University of Jena ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/30/phd-position-in-gravitational-theor… Institution: Jena, Germany Deadline: Wed, Jun 01, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/gravity/Jobs/Ausschreibung_G3.pdf Applications are invited for a PhD position starting from October 1, 2011 within the DFG Research Training Group 1523/1 "Quantum- and Gravitational Fields" at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. The successful candidate will work on analytical methods for solving Einstein’s field equations of general relativity. Please send your application with a curriculum vitae and a description of your research interests compiled in one single pdf document to meinel[at]tpi.uni-jena.de. In addition, we request two letters of recommendation. For further questions please contact: Professor Reinhard Meinel Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut Max-Wien-Platz 1 07743 Jena, Germany +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 PhD position in Gravitational Wave Physics in Rome (Tor Vergata) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/17/phd-position-in-gravitational-wave-… Institution: Rome, Italy Deadline: Mon, Apr 25, 2011 Additional Information: http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&… The University of Roma Tor Vergata is starting a pre-selection process for non-Italian students applying for a position in a PhD Program for the Academic Year 2011/12. All the information can be found at: http://dottorati.uniroma2.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27 3&catid=275&Itemid=259 For any question regarding the research proposal to be submitted, please contact me at: viviana.fafone[at]roma2.infn.it Prof. Viviana Fafone University of Rome Tor Vergata and INFN Rome Tor Vergata Via della ricerca scientifica, 1 - 00133 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 0694038135 / 0672594563 Fax: +39 0694032605 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3 Postdoc in gravitational-wave physics and numerical relativity at Cardiff University ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/11/postdoc-in-gravitational-wave-physi… Institution: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/physx/research-associate-in-gravitational-wav… The Cardiff Gravitational Physics Group (http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/research/gravity) is seeking applications to fill one postdoctoral research position in topics related to numerical simulations of compact binaries and the detection of gravitational waves from these sources. The group consists of Stephen Fairhurst, Mark Hannam, Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Bernard Schutz (part time), and Patrick Sutton, five postdoctoral associates, and seven PhD students. Group members play leading roles in efforts to detect signals from the coalescence of neutron-star and black-hole binaries, and from gamma-ray bursts. They model astrophysical sources of gravitational waves and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors, including participation in the design study of the Einstein Telescope, a third generation gravitational wave antenna with an anticipated sensitivity a factor of ten better than the advanced LIGO detectors. The position is available initially for a period of two years and will be appointed at Research Associate (Grade 6) level. The nominal starting date is October 2011. Salary: £29853 - £35646 per annum. (Grade 6). Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Mark Hannam by email at Mark.Hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk. To work for an employer that values and promotes equality of opportunity, visit http://www.cf.ac.uk/jobs, telephone +44 (0) 29 2087 4017, or email vacancies[AT]cardiff.ac.uk for an application form quoting vacancy number 2011/0138. Closing date: March 25 2011. (NOTE the close deadline.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4 PhD position at Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/09/ph-d-program-high-luminosity-black-… Institution: Warsaw, Poland Deadline: Mon, May 16, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.camk.edu.pl/studok/2011/bh-accr-program-poster.pdf Ph.D. program "High-luminosity black hole accretion disks - unsolved problems" at Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland advisor: Prof. Marek A. Abramowicz (NCAC, Poland; Göteborg University, Sweden) co-advisor: Prof. Ramesh Narayan (Harvard University, USA) co-advisor: Dr. Aleksander Sądowski (Harvard University, USA) Applications are invited for a four-year stipend to conduct work on the above mentioned doctorate thesis at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw. The project goal is to develop accurate hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic numerical codes to calculate physically realistic "Slim Disk" models for black hole accretion with luminosities in the Eddington range. The problem is considered to be one of the most interesting and challenging in today's high energy astrophysics. Slim disk models are applied to explain the observed properties of quasars, microquasars, and similar astronomical objects, which contain accreting black holes in their high luminosity states. By fitting the observed X-ray spectra (continuum and line) to those calculated from state-of-art slim disk models, and by fitting the observed variability Fourier spectra to the calculated model's oscillatory behaviour, one can deduce fundamental properties of the accreting system, and of the black hole itself. The student(s) will use numerical methods that have been developed by our scientific team in the last few years. The student(s) will improve and expand these methods. Initial projects include the following, which will naturally lead to other topics: * The alpha viscosity prescription at high luminosities, * The vertical structure of slim disks at high luminosities. The student(s) will collaborate not only with our colleagues at the Copernicus Centre (Włodek Kluźniak, Agata Różańska) and at Harvard and MIT (Jeff McClintock, Ron Remillard), but possibly also with our collaborators at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Astronomy Institute in Prague and Silesian University in Opava in the Czech Republic, Paris Observatory and Institute d'Astrophysique in France, Göteborg University and NORDITA in Sweden, Xiamen and Peking universities in China, Kyoto University in Japan, and University of California in USA. The studies will be conducted in Warsaw, but the student(s) should be prepared for one or two long stays at Harvard University (up to a few months). The candidate should have some experience in serious numerical simulations. Literature: Relativistic slim disks with vertical structure A. Sądowski et al., A&A, (http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.4309) Slim disks around Kerr black holes revisited A. Sądowski, ApjS, (http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0355) Deadline for applications is on 16th May 2011. Decision about admission will be made in June. Studies start on 1st October 2011. The stipend fully covers all living expenses in Warsaw. More information, and announcements about other Ph.D. projects at NCAC, at http://www.camk.edu.pl/studok/studokeng2011.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5 Postdoctoral position at Florida Atlantic University in numerical astrophysics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/05/postdoctoral-position-at-florida-at… Institution: Boca Raton, FL, USA Deadline: Sun, Jul 31, 2011 Additional Information: https://jobs.fau.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=12993… The Florida Atlantic University Space Time Group (FAUST) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position for a two year period, renewable to a third beginning in Fall 2011.The FAUST group includes seven faculty members of the Department and its research interests cover a wide range of subjects from Astrophysics, General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. The successful applicant will be part of the longstanding collaboration between FAU, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and North Carolina State University that pursues the numerical modeling of supernovae explosions. Applicants who have received their Ph.D. in Physics are eligible for consideration. For this position,applicants will submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a brief description of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. An on-line application must be completed in order to be considered for the position: https://jobs.fau.edu, reference position numbe r 980115. Applicants selected for employment must complete a background check prior to employment. Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Employment/Equal Access Institution. All applications will be fully considered until the position is filled. ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 Dr Barry Wardell to receive thesis prize from IOP’s Gravitational Physics Group co-sponsored by CQG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/30/dr-barry-wardell-to-receive-thesis-… Additional Information: http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/gp/prize/page_40694.html It gives me great pleasure to announce the award of the 2010 IOP Gravitational Physics Group’s Thesis Prize to Dr Barry Wardell of the Albert Einstein Institute at Golm. As Editor-in-Chief of Classical and Quantum Gravity, which co-sponsors the prize, I am delighted to see it going to such a deserving recipient. The award is made for the development of ground-breaking computational techniques for obtaining highly accurate expressions for Green functions on curved spacetime. Dr Wardell completed his thesis at Dublin City University in Ireland. The thesis: "Green functions and radiation reaction from a spacetime perspective" is available for download from the ArXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/0910.2634 The prize will be awarded at IOP’s Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional (NPPD) conference at Glasgow University on 6 April. Dr Wardell will receive the prize shortly before his talk at 3.30pm in the Humanities Lecture Theatre. Yours sincerely Clifford M Will Editor in Chief Classical and Quantum Gravity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 Living Reviews in Relativity - No. 100: "Varying Constants, Gravitation and Cosmology" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/03/29/living-reviews-in-relativity-no-100… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-2 Today, Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on "Varying Constants, Gravitation and Cosmology" by Jean-Philippe Uzan. Please find the abstract and further details below. THIS IS PUBLICATION NO. 100! Thus, our journal offers 100 review articles on 72 different topics in in various areas of relativity. All full texts are free of charge, following the principles of the Open Access to Scientific Knowledge movement. Our reference database now contains about 20,000 references which are linked to the reviews and can be exported in various formats. The success of Living Reviews in Relativity has been acknowledged by its high Impact Factor (10.600), and just recently by SPIRES including 10 reviews in the Top Cited Articles during 2010 in gr-qc. Overall, nine articles made it to the list of the 100 most highly cited papers of all time. We'd like to thank all our readers and authors for their interest and support! The Living Reviews team. ------------------------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-2 Uzan, Jean-Philippe "Varying Constants, Gravitation and Cosmology" ACCEPTED: 2011-03-23 PUBLISHED: 2011-03-29 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-2 (incl. 6 Figures and 554 references) ABSTRACT: Fundamental constants are a cornerstone of our physical laws. Any constant varying in space and/or time would reflect the existence of an almost massless field that couples to matter. This will induce a violation of the universality of free fall. Thus, it is of utmost importance for our understanding of gravity and of the domain of validity of general relativity to test for their constancy. We detail the relations between the constants, the tests of the local position invariance and of the universality of free fall. We then review the main experimental and observational constraints that have been obtained from atomic clocks, the Oklo phenomenon, solar system observations, meteorite dating, quasar absorption spectra, stellar physics, pulsar timing, the cosmic microwave background and big bang nucleosynthesis. At each step we describe the basics of each system, its dependence with respect to the constants, the known systematic effects and the most recent constraints that have b een obtained. We then describe the main theoretical frameworks in which the low-energy constants may actually be varying and we focus on the unification mechanisms and the relations between the variation of different constants. To finish, we discuss the more speculative possibility of understanding their numerical values and the apparent fine-tuning that they confront us with. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html ------------------------------------ Living Reviews in Relativity http://relativity.livingreviews.org/ ISSN: 1433-8351 Published by Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)

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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 12th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics 1.2 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop on: Recent News from the GeV and TeV Gamma-Ray Domains: Results and Interpretations 1.3 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop: From Nuclei to White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars (2nd announcement) 1.4 3rd Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting 1.5 Seventh International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (2nd announcement) 1.6 PASCOS 2011 - Registration now open 1.7 Grav11 (Second Circular) 1.8 8th Constantine International Conference on Progress in Theoretical Physics 1.9 14th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity 1.10 2011 Numerical Relativity - Data Analysis (NRDA) meeting 1.11 INT program announcement - Astrophysical Transients 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoctoral positions in theoretical cosmology at IISER-TVM 3. News ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 12th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics -------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/25/12th-italian-korean-symposium-on-re… Starting Mon, Jul 04, 2011 to Fri, Jul 08, 2011 Location: Pescara, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=… This series of biannual symposia since 1987 has been boosting exchange of information and collaborations between Italian and Korean astrophysicists on new and hot issues in the field of Relativistic Astrophysics. The symposium will cover astrophysics and cosmology, such as gamma ray bursts and compact stars, high energy cosmic rays, dark energy and dark matter, general relativity, black holes, and new physics related to cosmology. The organizers wish this symposium to deepen understanding not only astrophysics and cosmology but also Eastern and Western culture. The 12th Italian-Korean meeting is organized by ICRAnet, Sogang University, Center for Quantum Space Time, National Research Foundation of Korea, Institute for the Early Universe, Korean astronomy & Space Science Institute, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Leung Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, University of Rome “Sapienza”, University of Nice “Sophia Antipolis”, Stockholm University, Free University of Berlin, ICRA, ENEA, INFN, ICTP, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CBPF, the National Astronomical Observatory (Beijing), the Institutes of High Energy Physics, the Institute of Theoretical Physics, the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop on: Recent News from the GeV and TeV Gamma-Ray Domains: Results and Interpretations ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/25/irap-phd-and-erasmus-mundus-worksho… Starting Mon, Mar 21, 2011 to Sat, Mar 26, 2011 Location: Pescara, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=574 This workshop is jointly organized by ICRANet, the Universities of Rome “Sapienza” and “Tor Vergata” and the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik (Heidelberg), within the Erasmus Mundus Doctorate Program. The main topics discussed will be UHE, Extreme Astrophysical Accelerators, AGN, Galactic Center, Black Holes, Blazars, Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Signatures, Supermassive Black Holes, FERMI LAT data, SNRs, Cyg X-3 and Cyg X-1, Big Surprises from the Crab Nebula, AGILE data on SNRs, SNR Gamma-Cygni. Lecturers include: Aharonian Felix - The Nature's perfectly designed Extreme Accelerators, Barkov Maxim - Particle acceleration and gamma-ray production in AGN initiated by the jet-star interactions, Jones Dave - Multiwavelength studies of the Galactic Center, Kafexhiu Ervin - Excitation and destruction of nuclei in hot astrophysical plasmas around black holes, Lefa Eva - Time-dependent modeling of the energy spectra of gamma-ray blazars, Prosekin Anton - Gamma-ray and neutrino signatures of sources of 1020 eV cosmic rays, Rieger Frank - Particle acceleration and gamma-ray production in the vicinity of supermassive black holes. The case of M87, Ruizhi Yang - The study of extended gamma-ray sources based on the FERMI LAT data Ruffini Remo - GRBs and Supernovae: common conceptual issues, Benedetti Alberto - On the frequency of plasma oscillations in the pair plasma generated by a strong electric field, Bianco Carlo Luciano - The canonical GRB scenario, Caito Letizia - The case of disguised short GRBs, De Barros Gustavo - The case of GRB 050509B, Fraga Machado De Oliveira Bernardo - Cosmological Constraints on inos masses and quantum statistic, Han Wenbiao - Electron-positron pair oscillation in spatially inhomogeneous electric fields and radiation, Izzo Luca - on a Nova undergoing outburst, Malheiro Manuel - Magnetized White Dwarfs, Penacchioni Ana V. - The case of Multiple GRBs, Rueda Jorge A. - Thomas Fermi in Relativistic Field Theories, Siutsou Ivan - Self Gravitating inos and constant surface density, Vereshchagin Gregory - Transparency of an extended relativistic shell along the line of sight and application to GRBs, Xue She-Sheng - Space-time evolution of electric fields in compact stars Tavani Marco - On SNR RX 1713.7, Discussion of particle acceleration in SNRs, Overview of galactic microquasars and focus on Cyg X-3 and Cyg X-1, Big surprises from the Crab Nebula: variability and theory, Cardillo Martina - on SNR W44, Giuliani Andrea - Overview of AGILE data on SNRs, On SNR W28, Piano Giovanni - On SNR Gamma-Cygni, Striani Edoardo - The mysterious Galactic gamma-ray sources, Vercellone Stefano - The brightest gamma-ray blazar: 3C 454.3 ("Crazy Diamond"), Vittorini Valerio - Theoretical models of 3C 454.3 and similar monsters All interested scientists and students are invited to register themselves using the form that can be found on the website: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=574 The registration fee is 300€. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop: From Nuclei to White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars (2nd announcement) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/25/irap-phd-and-erasmus-mundus-worksho… Starting Sun, Apr 03, 2011 to Fri, Apr 08, 2011 Location: Les Houches, France Additional Information: http://astro-les-houches.in2p3.fr/ 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 interface of Nuclear Physics, White Dwarfs, Neutron Star Physics and Black Holes Physics. Special attention is being devoted to the new scenarios presented by the observations of X-ray bursters, Gamma Ray Bursts and Supernovae. Lecturers include: Aksenov Aleksey, Arnett David, Baym Gordon, Bianco Carlo Luciano, Bisnovaty-Kogan Gennady, Casey Meakin (TBC), Chardonnet Pascal, Chechetkin Valery, Della Valle Massimo, Fuller George (TBC), Izzo Luca, Lattimer Jim, Meynet George, Mezzacappa Anthony, Nadyozhin Dmitrij K., Ott Christian, Pelletier Guy, Pethick Chris, Psaltis Dimitrios(TBC), Rotondo Michael, Rueda Jorge A., Ruffini Remo, Vereshchagin Gregory, Xue She-Sheng All interested scientists and students can register themselves using the form on the webpages: http://astro-les-houches.in2p3.fr/index.html or http://www.icranet.org The registration fee is 350€ and it includes accommodation, lunches, coffee breaks and the proceedings publication. 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 a mail 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 the breakfast. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4 3rd Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting ---------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/25/3rd-galileo-xu-guangqi-meeting-2/ Starting Wed, Oct 12, 2011 to Sun, Oct 16, 2011 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/3gx This 3rd “Galileo – Xu Guanqi meeting” will be held in Beijing from Oct. 12th to 16thth 2011. It represents a collaboration between ICRANet, University of Roma “Sapienza”, University of Nice “Sophia Antipolis”, Stockholm University, Free University of Berlin, ICRA, ENEA, INFN, ICTP, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CBPF, the National Astronomical Observatory (Beijing), the Institutes of High Energy Physics, the Institute of Theoretical Physics, the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Tsinghua University, the Peking University, the Beijing Normal University, the Leung Center for Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, the Beijing Planetarium. The meeting is particularly dedicated to recall the roots of the modern scientific research in the East and the West and revie w the recent progress in Physics and Astrophysics with special attention to one of the most advanced fields of scientific research: relativistic astrophysics. We will review current progress in the theoretical fields made possible by astronomical observations of the Sun, of the Stars and of the Universe. These results have been achieved thanks to the theories of Albert Einstein and to the unprecedented numbers of observational techniques: in X-ray, Gamma-ray, optical wave-lengths from space based observatories, in radio telescopes wavelengths from telescopes on the ground as well as in particle physics from underground observatories. We are looking for an international meeting of 274 participants, 137 from Asia and 137 from the rest of the Planet. The meeting is organized by an international organizing committee and a local organizing committee. Interested scientists and students can register themselves and submit title and abstract of their contributions on the webpage http://www.icranet.org/3gx The registration fee for non-Chinese participants is 300€ (students 150€) before the deadline, 30th August, 2011. After the deadline, it is 400€ (students 200€). Participants who didn’t pay their fee in advance can pay cash upon their arrival at the registration desk. For Chinese participants (including participants from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao) the registration fee is RMB 800 Yuan (students RMB 400 Yuan) and should be paid upon their arrival at the registration desk. The registration fee will include 5 lunches, coffee breaks and the proceedings publication. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5 Seventh International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (2nd announcement) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/25/seventh-international-conference-on… Starting Wed, Dec 14, 2011 to Mon, Dec 19, 2011 Location: Goa, India Additional Information: http://www.tifr.res.in/~icgc2011 INTERNATIONAL CENTRE for THEORETICAL SCIENCES TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH This is the second announcement for the Seventh International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology [ICGC 2011], to be held in Goa, India during 14-19 December, 2011. Pre-registration opens on 1st March, 2011 and closes on 30th June, 2011. Abstracts for contributed talks in parallel sessions can be submitted during this period. Apart from plenary talks, there will be invited talks in three mini-sessions on: Gravity as an Emergent Phenomenon; Dark Energy; Gravitational Wave Astronomy. ICGC is a four yearly conference series held in India under the auspices of the Indian Association for General relativity and Gravitation. ICGC 2011 is the Silver Jubilee conference of the series, and is being held as part of the programme "Frontiers of Cosmology and Gravitation". This programme will run from December 1-23, 2011 and is an activity of the newly formed International Centre of Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The programme consists of a school on Cosmology and Gravitational Waves; ICGC 2011; and a workshop on Gravitational Wave astronomy. More information about the programme will become available at http://www.icts.res.in/program/focg2011 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6 PASCOS 2011 - Registration now open --------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/21/pascos-2011-registration-now-open/ Starting Sun, Jul 03, 2011 to Fri, Jul 08, 2011 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/workshops/PASCOS/2011/ Registration for PASCOS 2011, the 17th International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, is now open. This conference will be held in the University of Cambridge, UK, in their award-winning Centre for Mathematical Sciences from 3rd to 8th July 2011. The aim of the conference is to explore and develop synergies between particle physics, string theory and cosmology. This is a particularly timely meeting given ongoing flagship experiments like the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and the Planck satellite. We have booked an international line-up of 26 speakers, all of them leaders in these fields. Registration for PASCOS 2011 costs GBP 160 (a discounted rate of GBP 100 applies to PhD students); this includes all talks, the Sunday evening reception and lunches. Accommodation and the conference banquet are charged separately. If you wish to attend PASCOS 2011, you may register online by going to: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/workshops/PASCOS/2011/ Select the section marked 'Registration', then click on the link 'PASCOS 2011 Online Booking'. The PASCOS website gives further information on speakers, accommodation and where to find us. Any problems, please e-mail: pascos[at]damtp.cam.ac.uk. Please note that places are strictly limited and the meeting is expected to be over-subscribed, so register early. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7 Grav11 (Second Circular) ---------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/17/grav11/ Starting Mon, Apr 11, 2011 to Fri, Apr 15, 2011 Location: La Cumbre, Argentina Additional Information: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/grupos/grg/grav11/ Grav11 is the fourth meeting in a series of conferences on general relativity and gravitation organized starting the year 2006 by the GRG group at FaMAF, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/grupos/grg/grge.html This year the conference will be held at the hostal Cruz Chica in the city of La Cumbre, 90kms from Córdoba, the week starting on April 11th. A partial list of speakers is: * Andrés Aceña, AEI, Germany. * Florian Beyer, University of Otago, New Zealand. * Mario Díaz, The Unversity of Texas at Brownsville, USA. * Helmut Friedrichs, AEI, Germany * Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute, Canada. * Jorge Pullin, LSU, USA. * Martin Reiris, AEI, Germany. * Daniel Sudarsky, UNAM, México. * Robert Wald, Universty of Chicago, USA. For updated information on the conference please check the web page at http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/grupos/grg/grav11/ Please note the following deadlines: registration: March 4th, 2011 abstract submission: March 18th, 2011 If you do not speak Spanish we suggest that, after registering, you contact any of the organizers (see below) to assist you with travel arrangements and hotel booking. If you do speak Spanish, you should book your hotel room by calling any of the numbers +54-3548-452780 / 452743, or by e-mail to reservas[at]hostalcruzchica.com.ar When making the reservation please mention that you are attending the Grav11 meeting. The hotel special fare for the meeting is $225/day including all meals (one person, sharing a double room), $282 (one person, single room). The exchange rate is 1$=0.25 US dollars. Students and young researchers may apply for financial help to cover their living expenses. Please note that due to organizational procedures, no request of financial help will be considered for late applications. We look forward to seeing you in La Cumbre. The organizing committee: Sergio Dain, Gustavo Dotti, Omar Ortiz +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8 8th Constantine International Conference on Progress in Theoretical Physics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/15/8th-constantine-international-confe… Starting Sun, Oct 23, 2011 to Tue, Oct 25, 2011 Location: Constantine, Algeria Additional Information: http://highenergy2011.com This 8th International Conference on Progress in Theoretical Physics at Mentouri University of Constantine (Algeria) is pursuing the tradition of the previous ones as being a meeting ground for exchange and for keeping updated on the latest advances in theoretical physics. The conference will take place from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25 2011. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9 14th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity ------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/09/14th-capra-meeting-on-radiation-rea… Starting Mon, Jul 04, 2011 to Fri, Jul 08, 2011 Location: Southampton, UK Additional Information: http://www.soton.ac.uk/capra Registration is now open for the 2011 Capra Meeting, to be held at the University of Southampton (UK) on 4-8 July 2011. For more information, and a registration form, please visit http://www.soton.ac.uk/capra Early registration is advised! Best wishes, Sam Dolan Niels Warburton Sarp Akcay Leor Barack +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10 2011 Numerical Relativity - Data Analysis (NRDA) meeting ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/08/numerical-relativity-data-analysis-… Starting Sun, Jul 10, 2011 to Tue, Jul 12, 2011 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://www.nrda2011.org The 2011 Numerical Relativity - Data Analysis (NRDA) meeting will be held in Cardiff from July 10-12. The NRDA meetings bring together numerical relativists who simulate sources of gravitational radiation, and data analysts who search for these signals in gravitational-wave detector data. This years' meeting will be held in conjunction with the 9th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, which will run from July 11-15. Registration will open soon, with options for registration to either NRDA (Sunday to Tuesday), Amaldi (Monday to Friday) or both meetings (Sunday to Friday). More information can be found at http://www.nrda2011.org . +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11 INT program announcement - Astrophysical Transients -------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/02/int-program-announcement-astrophysi… Starting Mon, Jul 11, 2011 to Fri, Aug 05, 2011 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Additional Information: http://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/11-2b/ We are glad to announce the upcoming INT Program, "Astrophysical Transients: Multi-Messenger Probes of Nuclear Physics", to take place at the Institute for Nuclear Theory in Seattle, July 11 to August 5, 2011. The program will bring together nuclear physicists, astrophysicists, and observational astronomers to address current issues and identify new directions in the study of explosive and transient astrophysical phenomena. The program will emphasize study of astrophysical phenomena through their multi-messenger and multi-wavelength signals, and will bring together observations in the optical band, x-rays, gamma rays, gravitational waves, and neutrinos. Lodging and per diem for participants will be covered by the INT. Due to space restrictions, attendance will be limited to about 20 participants during each week of the four-week program. More details about the program and an application form can be found at: http://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/11-2b/ If you are interested in attending, please fill out the on-line registration form. We hope to see you in Seattle! Ed Brown - Michigan State University Chris Fryer - Los Alamos National Laboratory Bennett Link - Montana State University Sanjay Reddy - Los Alamos National Laboratory ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoctoral positions in theoretical cosmology at IISER-TVM ---------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/02/14/post-doctoral-positions-in-theoreti… Institution: Thiruvananthapuram, India Deadline: Sun, May 15, 2011 Additional Information: http://iisertvm.ac.in/~shanki IISER-Thiruvananthapuram intends to appoint two postdoctoral positions in the areas of early-universe cosmology and quantum gravity. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts, which are expected to start on or before 1st August 2011. Both these posts are funded under the Max Planck Partner group on cosmology, and the researcher will work on projects which include inflation, reheating, baryogenesis, modified gravity and quantum gravity phenomenology. The positions are available for a period of up to two years. Informal enquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan <shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in>. Salary: Rs. 2,64,000 - Rs. 2,88,000 per annum Deadline: 15 May 2011 To apply please send CV, research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to S. Shankaranarayanan <shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in> with the subject "Application for MP-PG positions - Candidate name". ================================================================= 3. News =================================================================

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################################################################# Table of Contents ################################################################# 1. Conferences 1.1 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting 1.2 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop: From Nuclei to White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars 1.3 3rd Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting 1.4 Black Holes VIII: Theory & Mathematical Aspects 1.5 NPPD 2011 1.6 SIGRAV Graduate School "Analogue Gravity" 1.7 Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves: The Next Steps toward Detection 1.8 LOOPS 11: “Celebrating 25 years of Loop Quantum Gravity” 1.9 Advances and Challenges in Computational General Relativity 1.10 Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting 2011 1.11 Workshop and School on Higher Gauge Theory, TQFT and Quantum Gravity 2. Jobs 2.1 Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Theory at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena 2.2 9 PhD positions in Relativistic Astrophysics - International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD Program 2.3 Postdoctoral position in Quantum Measurement and Spacetime Structure at Tata Institute 2.4 Postdoctoral Position in String Cosmology at Covilhã / Lisbon 2.5 Postdoctoral position in General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics at Lisbon 3. News 3.1 2011 Awards for Essays on Gravitation 3.2 New book by John D Barrow: "The Book of Universes" 3.3 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Gravitational Waves from Gravitational Collapse" (update) ================================================================= 1. Conferences ================================================================= 1.1 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting ---------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/26/6th-gulf-coast-gravity-meeting/ Starting Sun, May 15, 2011 to Mon, May 16, 2011 Location: Boca Raton, FL, USA The 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting will be held May 15-16 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. The meeting will cover all aspects of gravitational physics, including numerical, experimental, classical and quantum gravity. This is an informal regional meeting, and most participants will be from the Gulf Coast area of the United States, but all outside of this region who wish to attend are more than welcome. The registration simply consists in sending an email to <engle[AT]physics.fau.edu>, with a title and short abstract if it is desired to give a talk, preferably by May 8th. Hotel reservations can be made at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Boca Raton (561-417-8585), where a block of rooms has been reserved (refer to 6th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting). The room block will be released on April 30th. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2 IRAP PhD and Erasmus Mundus Workshop: From Nuclei to White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/26/irap-phd-and-erasmus-mundus-worksho… Starting Sun, Apr 03, 2011 to Sat, Apr 09, 2011 Location: Les Houches, France Additional Information: http://astro-les-houches.in2p3.fr/ The meeting is directed by David Arnett and Remo Ruffini within the ERASMUS MUNDUS activities promoted by ICRANet within the International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD Program (IRAP PhD). Lectures will be presented by leading physicists and astrophysicists working in the interface of nuclear physics, white dwarfs, neutron star physics and black holes physics. Special attention is being devoted to the new scenarios presented by the observations of gamma ray bursts and supernovae. The Proceedings of the workshop will be published by World Scientific Publishing. Lecturers: Arnett David Casey Meakin (TBC) Chardonnet Pascal Della Valle Massimo Fuller George (TBC) Izzo Luca Lattimer Jim Mezzacappa Anthony (TBC) Nadyozhin Dmitrij K. Ott Christian Pethick Chris (TBC) Psaltis Dimitrios (TBC) Rueda Jorge A. Ruffini Remo Vereshchagin Gregory Xue She-Sheng +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3 3rd Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting ---------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/26/3rd-galileo-xu-guangqi-meeting/ Starting Wed, Oct 12, 2011 to Sun, Oct 16, 2011 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org The 3rd Galileo-XuGuangqi international conference follows the 1st and the 2nd meeting of this series held on October 2009 in Shanghai – China (http://www.icranet.org/galileo-xuguangqi) and on July 2010 in Ventimiglia - Italy and Nice – France (http://www.icranet.org/2nd_galileo-xuguangqi/). The goal is to create once a year a forum for strategic exchanges between eastern and western science at the highest level dealing with relativistic astrophysics and related fundamental theoretical, experimental and observational fields. The aim is to enlarge the audience from the one strictly Chinese and Italian to one embracing European and western scientific interests and the eastern ones. Therefore a broader participation from Korea and Taiwan is encouraged, as well as a participation of scientists from Europe and the Americas. We are happy to confirm that the Proceedings of the 1st Galileo-XuGuangqi are in print and we are also assembling the ones of the second meeting. The 3rd Galileo - XuGuanqi meeting will be held on October 12-17, 2011. It represents a collaboration between ICRANet, University of Roma “Sapienza”, University of Nice “Sophia Antipolis”, Stockholm University, Free University of Berlin, ICRA, ENEA, INFN, ICTP, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, the National Astronomical Observatory (Beijing), the Institutes of High Energy Physics, the Institute of Theoretical Physics, the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Tsinghua University, the Peking University, the Beijing Normal University, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Beijing Planetarium. We have begun to work on the meeting with the local organizing committee. We have also begun to work on the scientific program with the International Organizing and the Scientific Advisory Committees. The topics discussed in the conference will be: Cosmology, GRB supernovae, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, AGN, High-Energy Astrophysics, General relativity, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes. The sessions will be divided in morning plenary sessions for invited speakers and the afternoon parallel sessions for contributions; posters session will be arranged as well. The contributions of the conference will be published on "International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD)". Interested scientists and students can register themselves and submit title and abstract of their intended contributions on the webpage http://www.icranet.org The registration fee for non-Chinese participants is USD 300 (students USD 150) before the deadline, 30th August, 2011. After the deadline, it is USD 400 (students USD 200). For Chinese participants (including participants from Taiwan) it is Yan 800 (students Yan 400) before the deadline; Yan 1200 (students Yan 600) after deadline. The registration fee will include 5 lunches, coffee breaks and the proceedings publication. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4 Black Holes VIII: Theory & Mathematical Aspects --------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/21/black-holes-viii-theory-mathematica… Starting Tue, May 10, 2011 to Sat, May 14, 2011 Location: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada Additional Information: http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~rbmann/home.html Black Holes VIII -- Theory & Mathematical Aspects is the 8th in a series of a research-related conferences the focus on the latest advances in the theoretical and mathematical and (increasingly) astrophysical aspects of black hole physics. This is the 8th conference in the series, which has traditionally alternated between eastern and western locations. Black Holes VIII will be held next May 2011 in Niagara Falls, a location within reach of Pearson airport, Buffalo airport USA, and is easily accessible from both Canada and the United States. The setting provides an interesting natural venue for discussion while at the same time being close to all major services. Particular attention at this meeting will be paid to problems in current research, such as exact black hole solutions of Einstein's equations in higher and lower dimensions, the search for and properties of astrophysical black holes, uniqueness theorems, black hole thermodynamics, loop-quantum gravity and string-theoretic approaches to black hole physics, new aspects of gauge-gravity duality, numerical studies of black hole collisions, critical gravitational collapse. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are particularly welcome. In addition to a series of invited presentations, there will be opportunities for a limited number of contributed talks. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5 NPPD 2011 ------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/21/nppd-2011/ Starting Mon, Apr 04, 2011 to Thu, Apr 07, 2011 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Additional Information: http://nppd.iopconfs.org Five Institute of Physics subject groups will be holding their annual conferences jointly under the umbrella of the Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional Conference in 2011. The Nuclear Physics, High Energy Particle Physics, Gravitational Physics, Astroparticle Physics and Particle Accelerators and Beams Groups will meet together at the University of Glasgow from 4 Apr 2011 to 7 Apr 2011. Together, they will form one of the largest, most exciting and broadest ranged NPP divisional conferences ever held. Over the course of the four days, there will be joint plenary sessions covering topics of broad interest to all delegates, including a number of topics in experimental and theoretical gravity research. It will be an excellent opportunity to explore the interface between gravitational physics and the remit of the other four IOP groups represented at the conference. Furthermore, the 11th British Gravity (BritGrav) meeting will be held during the parallel sessions, and will provide opportunities for research students and young postdocs to present their work. The deadlines for abstract submission and early registration are approaching fast (see below). A provisional programme and instructions for abstract submission, registration and booking accommodation may be found on http://nppd.iopconfs.org/ Deadlines: abstract submission 11 Feb 2011, early registration 25 Feb 2011, registration 18 Mar 2011 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6 SIGRAV Graduate School "Analogue Gravity" --------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/19/sigrav-graduate-school-analogue-gra… Starting Mon, May 16, 2011 to Sat, May 21, 2011 Location: Como, Italy Additional Information: http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2011/ SIGRAV GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CONTEMPORARY RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATIONAL PHYISCS The Schools are directed to PH.D. students and young Post-Docs in Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics who are interested in widening their knowledge in the fields of Physical Cosmology, Relativistic Astrophysics, General Relativity, Experimental Gravity and the Modern Quantum Theories of Gravitation. The Schools wish to introduce students to current problems, highlighting their importance and potential scientific impact. Lecturers will report on theoretical, observational and experimental aspects of the research, reviewing latest achievements in the field. IX edition Analogue Gravity Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 16-21 May 2011 PROGRAM Our knowledge of the world that surrounds us is characterized by a strong division into sectors, and Physics is no exception. Yet, remarkably, this knowledge is also streaked by "fils rouges" that connect apparently unrelated phenomena. This allows us to understand and study the physics of one area using "analogue" systems that are connected by a unifying physical concept. Analogue gravity is the study of certain aspects of gravitational interactions, most notably Hawking radiation emitted from black holes, as predicted more than 35 years ago by S. Hawking. Since the first studies initiated by W. Unruh in the early eighties, black hole and horizon analogues have been identified in a number of systems ranging from flowing fluids to flowing dielectrics. The field has made great progress in the past years and the first experimental results are now maturing. The school will give a general overview of the field of Analogue Gravity, of its main and most recent achievements and wi ll propose new challenges and open questions that are looking for answers. Courses • Survey of analogue space-times (4 hours) Matt Visser, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand • Black holes and Hawking radiation (4 hours) Theodore Jacobson, University of Maryland, USA • Fundamental quantum effects in the laboratory? (3 hours) Ralf Schützhold, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany • Dumb holes - what are they, how do they work (3 hours) William Unruh, University of British Colombia, Canada • Analogue gravity, Hawking radiation and black hole lasers in Bose-Einstein condensates (3 hours) Renaud Parentani, Université Paris-Sud 11, France • Analogue gravity models in dielectrics (3 hours) Ulf Leonhardt, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK Special lectures • Astrophysical black holes: evidence of an horizon? (2 hours) Monica Colpi, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy • Water wave analogues of black holes (2 hours) Germain Rousseaux, CNRS, Université de Nice, France • Topology, thermodynamics and dynamics of quantum vacuum in effective theory (2 hours) Grigori Volovik, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland • Quantum correlations of density fluctuations: from the radius of stars to the analogue Hawking radiation (2 hours) Iacopo Carusotto, Università di Trento, Italy • Photon emission by refractive index perturbations in dielectrics (2 hours) Daniele Faccio, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK • Lorentz breaking EFT and observational tests (2 hours) Stefano Liberati, SISSA, Trieste, Italy • Hawking's thermal hypothesis verified in an analogue gravity system (1 hour) Silke Weinfurtner, SISSA, Trieste, Italy Scientific and Organizing Committee: Francesco Belgiorno (Polytechnic of Milan), Sergio Luigi Cacciatori (Insubria, Como), Daniele Faccio (Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh), Vittorio Gorini (Insubria, Como), Stefano Liberati (SISSA, Trieste), Ugo Moschella (Insubria, Como) SIGRAV Council: Massimo Bassan (Rome Tor Vergata), Roberto Cianci (Genoa), Monica Colpi (Milan Bicocca), Mauro Francaviglia (Turin), Adalberto Giazotto (Pisa), Luca Lusanna (Florence), Sabino Matarrese (Padua), Augusto Sagnotti (SNS, Pisa), Gaetano Vilasi (Salerno) There will be room for short communications by the participants. Those who want to submit a communication proposal should send a short abstract to grschool[AT]centrovolta.it Proponents will be informed about acceptance of their contribution in due time. REGISTRATION Participants will be accommodated in hotels near Villa Olmo and will be requested to pay an inclusive fee of EURO 700 covering accommodation (in rooms to be shared with other participants), breakfast and lunch for the duration of the school. Alternatively, participants may arrange for their own accommodation and are requested to pay only the registration fee of EURO 320, also covering lunch (the school secretary provides assistance for hotel reservation through the accommodation form available at http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2011/ ). Accommodation is not guaranteed after April 8th 2011. Some support to cover local expenses may be available; those who need support should mention it in their registration and send a short curriculum vitae and a summary of current research (maximum two pages A4). Please note that no support to cover travel expenses will be available. Registration forms are available on the web page http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2011/ or at grschool[AT]centrovolta.it For information also contact directly the Organizing Secretariat at Centro A.Volta: grschool[AT]centrovolta.it or mariagiovanna.falasconi[AT]centrovolta.it, tel. +39 031 579814, fax +39 031 573395 Further information about the School (course abstracts, schedule of lectures, etc.) is also available at the web page http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2011/ SPONSORS SIGRAV (Italian Society for Gravitational Physics). INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics). University of Insubria. Department of Physics and Mathematics of the University of Insubria at Como. SISSA, Trieste. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7 Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves: The Next Steps toward Detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/18/neutron-stars-and-gravitational-wav… Starting Sun, May 22, 2011 to Sun, May 22, 2011 Location: Boston, USA Additional Information: https://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/ligovirgo/cw/public/NS/May11/ The joint Continuous Waves Search Group of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration will bring together experts in the neutron star, pulsar and gravitational wave communities to discuss prospects for gravitational wave detection from (or via) spinning compact objects. The workshop's primary focus is how to improve chances for success in detecting gravitational waves emitted by neutron stars, but there will also be presentations on detection of low-frequency gravitational waves by way of pulsar timing arrays and on other fundamental gravity tests using pulsars. Presentations are by invitation, but other interested astronomers and physicists are most welcome to attend and join the discussions. The workshop will be held May 22, 2011 in Boston as part of the summer AAS meeting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8 LOOPS 11: “Celebrating 25 years of Loop Quantum Gravity” ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/17/loops-11-%e2%80%9ccelebrating-25-ye… Starting Mon, May 23, 2011 to Sat, May 28, 2011 Location: Madrid, Spain Additional Information: http://www.iem.csic.es/loops11/ 2nd announcement The LOOPS 11 conference will take place at the main campus of the CSIC in Madrid (SPAIN) in May 23-28, 2011. This edition will commemorate the twenty fifth anniversary of the publication by Abhay Ashtekar of the landmark paper on the "new variables" that sparked the loop quantum gravity (LQG) revolution. In addition to the expected participation of LQG researchers, we would like to invite the quantum gravity community at large to be present in this occasion as this would provide a very fruitful exchange of ideas with researchers working on other approaches to the quantization of general relativity. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the state of the art in LQG research and review the open issues and problems that must be solved to complete the quantization of general relativity in this framework. However we would like to place special emphasis on the impact of LQG on other approaches to quantum gravity and, reciprocally, on the exploration of ideas originating in other frameworks that could be eventually beneficial for LQG. The main topics that will be covered in the conference will be: • Foundations of Quantum Gravity. • Hamiltonian Loop Quantum Gravity. • Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity and Spinfoams. • Polymer Quantization and Quantum Field Theory. • Loop Quantum Cosmology. • Black Hole Physics. • Dynamical Triangulations and other discrete approaches. • Phenomenology derived from Quantum Gravity. INVITED SPEAKERS • Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University, USA). • Martin Bojowald (Penn State University, USA). • Alejandro Corichi (UNAM-Morelia, Mexico). • Bianca Dittrich (Albert Einstein Institute, Germany). • Kristina Giesel (Louisiana State University, USA). • Jerzy Lewandowski (Warsaw University, Poland). • Renate Loll (Utrecht University, Netherland). • Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University, China). • Don Marolf (Univ. California-Santa Barbara, USA). • Daniele Oriti (Albert Einstein Institute, Germany). • Tomasz Pawlowski (University of New Brunswick, Canada). • Alejandro Pérez (Univ. Méditerranée, Marseille, France). • Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State University, USA). • Carlo Rovelli (Univ. Méditerranée, Marseille, France). • Hanno Sahlmann (Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Korea). • Parampreet Singh (Perimeter Institute, Canada). • Lee Smolin (Perimeter Institute, Canada). • Thomas Thiemann (Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany). • Madhavan Varadarajan (Raman Research Institute, India). LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE • J. Fernando Barbero González (IEM, CSIC). • Guillermo A. Mena Marugán (IEM, CSIC). • Luis J. Garay Elizondo (Univ. Complutense, Madrid). • Eduardo J. Sánchez Villaseñor (Univ. Carlos III, Madrid). • Iñaky Garay Elizondo (Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg) • Mercedes Martín-Benito (AEI-Potsdam). • Gonzalo Olmo Alba (IFIC, CSIC). • Tomasz Pawlowski (Univ. New Brunswick). • Mikel Fernández Méndez (IEM, CSIC). • Daniel Martín de Blas (IEM, CSIC). • Javier Olmedo Nieto (IEM, CSIC). PRACTICAL INFORMATION Detailed information about registration, fees, abstract submission, accommodation, travel and financial support for participants can be found in the conference web page. http://www.iem.csic.es/loops11/ This web page will be regularly updated with the necessary information. In particular the RELEVANT DATES and deadlines will be posted there. Please note the following deadlines: • Deadline for early registration: 28 February 2011 • Deadline for late registration: 20 March 2011 • Deadline for abstract submission: 20 March 2011 • Deadline for application for financial support: 28 February 2011 • Deadline for reservations to the banquet: 15 April 2011. The registration period has been open for some time already. The fee for late registrations will be 250 €. The final decision concerning financial support will be taken shortly after 28 February 2011. So, those participants that need financial support should apply for it as soon as possible. Accommodation can be booked via the registration form that can be found in the conference web page. The web page also offers a list of cheap hotels, provided for informational purposes only, for those participants that prefer to book their hotel accommodation directly. Finally, pdf files with the conference POSTER are available for download at http://www.iem.csic.es/loops11/ Looking forward to meeting you all, The local organizing committee. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9 Advances and Challenges in Computational General Relativity --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/11/advances-and-challenges-in-computat… Starting Fri, May 20, 2011 to Sun, May 22, 2011 Location: Providence, RI, USA Additional Information: http://www.dam.brown.edu/ACCGR/ This workshop at Brown University will focus on the application of numerical techniques to binary blackhole simulations, extreme mass ratio inspirals, waveform analysis, and alternative formulations of the Einstein equations. Limited travel support for students and postdocs may be available. Please contact the organizers to inquire. Tentative participants Thomas Baumgarte (Bowdoin College) David Brown (North Carolina State University) Luisa Buchman (California Institute of Technology) Alessandra Buonanno (University of Maryland) Manuela Campanelli (Rochester Institute of Technology) Snorre Christiansen (University of Oslo) Matt Duez (Washington State University) Scott Field (Brown University) Chad Galley (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Mark Hannam (Cardiff) Frank Herrmann (University of Maryland) Mike Holst (University of California San Diego) Jan Hesthaven (Brown University) Scott Hughes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Gharav Khanna (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) Larry Kidder (Cornell) Pablo Laguna (Georgia Institute of Technology) Stephen Lau (University of New Mexico) Geoffrey Lovelace (Cornell University) Abdul Mroue (Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics) Christian Ott (California Institute of Technology) Harald Pfeiffer (Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics) Richard Price (University of Texas at Brownsville) Mark Scheel (Caltech) Masaru Shibata (Kyoto University) Deirdre Shoemaker (Georgia Institute of Technology) Bela Szilagyi (California Institute of Technology) Nick Taylor (California Institute of Technology) Saul Teukolsky (Cornell University) Manuel Tiglio (University of Maryland) Gerhard Zumbusch (University of Jena) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10 Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting 2011 --------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/02/iberian-gravitational-wave-meeting-… Starting Wed, Feb 02, 2011 to Fri, Feb 04, 2011 Location: Palma, Mallorca Additional Information: http://www.uib.es/depart/dfs/GRG/IberianGW11 Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting 2011 February 2-4 2011, University of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca Purpose: The meeting aims to stimulate interaction between researchers who are interested in the field of gravitational wave physics and astronomy in a wider sense, with a focus on research based in or connected to the communities in Spain and Portugal. The style of the meeting will be informal, with plenty of discussion time. Different groups from the Iberian community will be asked to introduce their work in overview presentations, in addition we plan for a number of contributed talks, in particular by younger researchers. Dates and venue: February 2-4 2011, Cas Jai building at the Campus of the University of the Balearic Islands. Registration: There is no registration fee, but please register at the web page http://www.uib.es/depart/dfs/GRG/IberianGW11. Financial support for accommodation of some participants will be possible. In this case accommodation will have to be booked with the conference organizers, and support should be requested when registering. Web page: For further information and registration please see http://www.uib.es/depart/dfs/GRG/IberianGW11 See for updates on the web page. Organizers: The UIB gravitational physics group, with the financial support of: - UIB: Universitat de les Illes Balears, - SEGRE: the Spanish Network on Relativity and Gravitation, - MICINN Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the Consolider-Ingenio Projects: - CPAN: the Spanish National Center for Particle Physics, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics, - MULTIDARK: Multimessenger Approach for Dark Matter Detection. The organizing committee Carles Bona Jaume Carot Sascha Husa Denis Pollney Alicia Sintes +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11 Workshop and School on Higher Gauge Theory, TQFT and Quantum Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/02/workshop-and-school-on-higher-gauge… Starting Mon, Feb 07, 2011 to Sun, Feb 13, 2011 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/site/hgtqgr Dear colleagues, we are pleased to announce a workshop and school in Lisbon, which we hope you will find of interest. Workshop and School on Higher Gauge Theory, TQFT and Quantum Gravity Lisbon, 10-13 February, 2011 (Workshop), 7-13 February, 2011 (School) https://sites.google.com/site/hgtqgr Provisional list of speakers: Paolo Aschieri (Alessandria) Benjamin Bahr (Cambridge) Aristide Baratin (Paris-Orsay) John Barrett (Nottingham) Rafael Diaz (Bogotá) Bianca Dittrich (Potsdam) Laurent Freidel (Perimeter) John Huerta (California) Branislav Jurco (Prague) Thomas Krajewski (Marseille) Tim Porter (Bangor) Hisham Sati (Maryland) Christopher Schommer-Pries (MIT) Urs Schreiber (Utrecht) Jamie Vicary (Oxford) Konrad Waldorf (Regensburg) Derek Wise (Erlangen) Christoph Wockel (Hamburg) Deadline for registration, proposals for talks/contributions and requests for financial support: 8th January, 2011 On behalf of the organisers, Roger Picken ================================================================= 2. Jobs ================================================================= 2.1 Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Theory at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/31/postdoctoral-position-in-gravitatio… Institution: Jena, Germany Deadline: Thu, Mar 31, 2011 Additional Information: http://wwwsfb.tpi.uni-jena.de A two-years postdoctoral position will be available in the Transregional Collaborative Research Center ``Gravitational Wave Astronomy'' (SFB-TR7) of the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, http://wwwsfb.tpi.uni-jena.de/, in the research group of Professor Gerhard Schaefer, beginning July 1, 2011. The research to be performed is on the analytic motion and wave emission of gravitationally interacting compact binaries with spin. Send curriculum vitae and three letters of reference via email to gos[AT]tpi.uni-jena.de . The deadline for application is March 31, 2011. Prof. Dr. G. Schaefer TPI, FSU Jena Max-Wien-Platz 1 07743 Jena Germany +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2 9 PhD positions in Relativistic Astrophysics - International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/28/9-phd-positions-available-with-fund… Deadline: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.irap-phd.org PhD Admissions and Funding at the International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD Program Consortium (IRAP PhD). The coordinating Institution is the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis located in the French Riviera. The IRAP PhD program intends to create the condition of high level education in Relativistic Astrophysics to create a new generation of leading scientists. Each student admitted to the Ph.D. program will be part of a team inside one of the laboratories of the consortium. They will have the opportunity to work in the laboratories of the consortium and be introduced to new topics in the forefront research by internationally recognized experts. In this way the students will come in direct contact with some of the leading scientists in the world working in the theoretical fields of general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, cosmology and in quantum field theories. They will also have access to observations from the leading observatories in space missions in infrar ed, x and gamma rays wavelengths, as well as to the new generation of large optical telescopes on the ground and ino’s underground observatories. This research is by its nature international and we have identified for this collaborative effort some of the leading European Universities in these fields linked to a vast international collaboration worldwide. The Degree will be a joint one of all the participating Academic institutions. Students strongly motivated in the study of relativistic astrophysics and fundamental physics and mathematics are encouraged to apply. The Partners of the Consortium are: UNIVERSITE DE NICE - SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France (Co-ordinating institution) - SHANGHAI ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY, China - FREE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN, Germany - AEI - POTSDAM, Germany - TARTU OBSERVATORY, Estonia - STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY, Sweden - UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA, Italy - UNIVERSITY OF ROME - LA SAPIENZA, Italy - BRAZILIAN CENTRE FOR PHYSICS RESEARCH, Brazil - OBSERVATORY OF THE CÔTE D'AZUR, France - INDIAN CENTRE FOR SPACE PHYSICS, India - ICRA and ICRANet - UNIVERSITY OF SAVOIE, France Director of the course: Prof. Remo Ruffini PhD students will receive a very competitive salary (gross salary 2800 Euros per month and a 7500 Euro installation grant for non-European students), computing facilities and support for travel, and comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, health care insurance and retirement benefits. To be eligible, applicants should have obtained a Masters degree in astronomy, astrophysics, theoretical physics or a related field. We encourage applications from the best candidates irrespective of nationality, gender or background. Student research will be carried out in the framework of the IRAP PhD Consortium. They will obtain a joint PhD diploma. Consult the web page: http://www.irap-phd.org for details and application instructions. All inquiries should be directed to Prof. Pascal Chardonnet: chardonnet[at]lapp.in2p3.fr. Applicants are requested send a curriculum vitae, an application form, a list of all university courses taken and transcripts of grades obtained, brief statements of research interests and experience, and the contact information for at least two referees. Applications received by the deadline of February 28, 2011 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3 Postdoctoral position in Quantum Measurement and Spacetime Structure at Tata Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/20/post-doctoral-position-in-quantum-m… Institution: Mumbai, India Deadline: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.tifr.res.in/~tpsingh A two year project post-doctoral position starting 1st May, 2011 and funded by the John Templeton Foundation will be available at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The area of research is the Quantum Measurement Problem, and the exact title of the project is `The need to reformulate quantum mechanics without classical spacetime, the consequent nonlinearity, and its potential to solve the measurement problem'. The project team members are T. P. Singh (TIFR), Angelo Bassi (Trieste), Kinjalk lochan (TIFR) and Cenalo Vaz (Cincinnati). Interested applicants may please send their CV, list of publications, and names and email addresses of three referees to T. P. Singh by email to tpsingh[AT]tifr.res.in +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4 Postdoctoral Position in String Cosmology at Covilhã / Lisbon ----------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/17/postdoctoral-position-in-string-cos… Institution: Covilhã / Lisbon, Portugal Deadline: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 Additional Information: http://www.dfis.ubi.pt/~pmoniz The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofisica (CENTRA) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of Cosmology, namely string cosmology . The appointment is for three years, subject to funding renewal and satisfactory performance. The call is made within the Welcome II program, which is now open. The complete set of requirements are specified here: http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/welcome2/ The candidates to the program should send the applications to the CENTRA member email indicated below. If the CENTRA member agrees, CENTRA can support the application to the FCT Welcome II program. Due to the nature of the funding, all candidates must: i) be European and hold a Ph.D. in Physics ii) currently and for the past three years been working outside Europe. A tentative date for the appointment is September 1, 2011 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). The appointment is for three years. The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofsica (CENTRA) is a research centre of the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) in Lisbon, a leading research Institution in Portugal. Most CENTRA members are professors at the Physics Department of IST. This post requires collaboration with the CENTRA researchers at UBI (Universidade da Beira Interior). More information on the Center can be found at http://centra.ist.utl.pt/. Research in string cosmology at Centra focuses within an interesting range of directions and from strong ties with groups in other institutions (see, e.g., http://www.dfis.ubi.pt/~pmoniz). The applicant is expected to contribute to the efforts of the CENTRA researchers at UBI and to the training of students. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of research interests (with an exciting (!) research proposal) and three letters of recommendation to the following e-mail address: pmoniz[AT]ubi.pt Please use the subject "Welcome II - String Cosmology ". Applications should be received by Feb 20, 2011. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on March 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Paulo Moniz (pmoniz[AT]ubi.pt). These positions are supported by Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5 Postdoctoral position in General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics at Lisbon --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/11/postdoctoral-position-in-general-re… Institution: Lisbon, Portugal Deadline: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 Additional Information: http://centra.ist.utl.pt/ Postdoctoral position in General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics (including gravitational waves, black holes, compact objects, and numerical relativity). The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofisica (CENTRA) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, including gravitational wave research, black holes, compact objects and Numerical Relativity. The appointment is for three years, subject to funding renewal and satisfactory performance. Due to the nature of the funding, all candidates must: i) be European and hold a Ph.D. in Physics ii) currently and for the past three years been working outside Europe. A tentative date for the appointment is September 1, 2011 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). The appointment is for three years, the salary is 60,000 Euros per year or higher, depending on the experience of the researcher. The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofsica (CENTRA) is a research centre of the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) in Lisbon, a leading research Institution in Portugal. Most CENTRA members are professors at the Physics Department of IST. More information on the Center can be found at http://centra.ist.utl.pt/ The gravity group is currently focusing on phenomenology of black hole physics and numerical relativity, and is composed of Vitor Cardoso and José P. S. Lemos, several postdocs and PhD students. The group has strong ties with gravity groups in other institutions, such as the Universities of Rome, Aveiro, Barcelona, São Paulo, and Mississippi. The applicant is expected to contribute to the efforts of the group and to the training of students. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a statement of research interests (with an exciting research proposal) and three letters of recommendation to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[at]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject "Welcome II". Applications should be received by Feb 20, 2011. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on March 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. ================================================================= 3. News ================================================================= 3.1 2011 Awards for Essays on Gravitation ------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/27/2011-awards-for-essays-on-gravitati… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org In 2011 for our sixty-second competition, the trustees are offering five Awards for short Essays for the purpose of stimulating thought and encouraging work on Gravitation. The stipulations follow: (1) We will make these Awards on May 15, 2011 for the best essays, 1500 words or less (excluding abstracts, diagrams, references and minimal equations), on the subject of Gravitation, its theory, applications, or effects. (2) The First Award will be $4000.00 The Second Award will be 1250.00 The Third Award will be 1000.00 The Fourth Award will be 750.00 The Fifth Award will be 500.00 (3) Essays must be in English and e-mailed in a single PDF file before April 1, 2011. Page numbering and early submission is greatly encouraged. One essay only will be accepted from each author. Notify us if you do not receive an e-mail confirmation within 48 hours. (4) Cover pages should include essay title; authors' names, addresses and e-mail addresses; the statement: "Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2011 Awards for Essays on Gravitation"; submission date; and a summary paragraph of 125 words or less. (5) The decision of the judges will be final, no reviews will be provided and no essays will be returned. (6) The list of winners will be posted on our website: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org on or about May 15, 2011. All participants will receive a general e-mail notification. (7) 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). Authors of all other essays are free and encouraged to publish their essays after May 15th. Authors of essays designated Honorable Mention will be invited to submit their essays to the IJMPD where these may undergo additional refereeing at editorial discretion for possible publication. Submission e-mail address: George M. Rideout, Jr., President (grideoutjr[at]aol.com) Recent First Award Winners: 2010 - Mark Van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2009 - Alexander Burinskii, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 2008 - T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA, Pune, India 2007 - S. Carlip, University of California at Davis 2006 - Vijay Balasubramanian, University of Pennsylvania; Donald Marolf, University of California at Santa Barbara and Moshe Rozali, University of British Columbia 2005 - John Ellis, CERN; N. E. Mavromatos, King's College London and D. V. Nanopoulos, Texas A&M University 2004 - Maulik Parikh, Columbia University, New York 2003 - Martin Bojowald, The Pennsylvania State University 2002 - Steven B. Giddings, University of California at Santa Barbara and Stanford University, Stanford, California 2001 - Csaba Csaki and Joshua Erlich, Los Alamos National Lab and Christophe Grojean, University of California at Berkeley 2000 - Arthur Lue and Erick J. Weinberg, Columbia University, New York 1999 - John Ellis, CERN; N. E. Mavromatos, University of Oxford and D. V. Nanopoulos, Texas A and M University 1998 - Viqar Husain, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1997 - Robert Myers, McGill University, Quebec 1996 - D. V. Ahluwalia, Los Alamos National Lab and C. Burgard, Universitaet Hamburg/DESY, II, Germany +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2 New book by John D Barrow: "The Book of Universes" ------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/27/new-book-by-john-d-barrow-the-book-… New Book Published 2 Feb 2011 The Book of Universes John D Barrow Publ. Bodley Head, Random House, UK 354 Pages, 12 chapters, b/w illustrations and photographs Description: This book for a general audience tells the story of how Einstein's equations provided a succession of solutions describing possible universes. It follows the history of the discovery of all the different sorts of possible universes that we know about and introduces the characters involved. It describes the latest ideas about inflationary universes, quantum cosmology and multiverses, as well as the best buy model of the observable universe today. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3 Living Reviews in Relativity: "Gravitational Waves from Gravitational Collapse" (update) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@AEI: http://hyperspace.aei.mpg.de/2011/01/21/living-reviews-in-relativity-gravit… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-1 Living Reviews in Relativity has published a major update of the review "Gravitational Waves from Gravitational Collapse" by Chris L. Fryer and Kimberly C.B. New on January 20, 2011. Please find the abstract and further details below. ------------------ PUB.NO. lrr-2011-1 Fryer, Chris L. and New, Kimberly C. B. "Gravitational Waves from Gravitational Collapse" ACCEPTED: 2011-01-14 PUBLISHED: 2011-01-20 FULL ARTICLE AT: http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-1 UPDATE: We have significantly altered and restructured the text of the previous version, describing the latest results from a new point of view. New figures have been added. The number of references has increased from 271 to 350. ABSTRACT: Gravitational wave emission from stellar collapse has been studied for nearly four decades. Current state-of-the-art numerical investigations of collapse include those that use progenitors with more realistic angular momentum profiles, properly treat microphysics issues, account for general relativity, and examine non-axisymmetric effects in three dimensions. Such simulations predict that gravitational waves from various phenomena associated with gravitational collapse could be detectable with ground-based and space-based interferometric observatories. This review covers the entire range of stellar collapse sources of gravitational waves: from the accretion induced collapse of a white dwarf through the collapse down to neutron stars or black holes of massive stars to the collapse of supermassive stars. UPCOMING ARTICLES AT: http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/upcoming.html

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