########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 15th British Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) 1.2. International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of André Lichnerowicz, Paris 1.3. UK QFT meeting on nonperturbative quantum field theory and quantum gravity, London 1.4. Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015 1.5. Molecule-type workshop on "Radiation Reaction in General Relativity" 1.6. The Chalonge School Meudon Workshop 2015 Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile Neutrinos 1.7. The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos 1.8. 100 years of curved space-time, Wien 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in strong-field gravity at Lisbon 2.2. Postdoc position at AEI Hannover 2.3. Postdoc position in philosophy of quantum gravity at University of Illinois at Chicago 2.4. Postdoctoral position in mathematical relativity, Brest, France 3. News 3.1. New Book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity" by Tevian Dray 3.2. New book: "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", by Y. Choquet-Bruhat 3.3. The Chalonge School Programme 2015 3.4. New Book: "Einstein's Apple : Homogeneous Einstein Fields" by Engelbert L. Schucking and Eugene J. Surowitz 3.5. Program and a new abstract submission policy of the MG14 meeting 3.6. The Fourth Galileo – Xu GuangQi Meeting online registration is open 3.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting online registration is open 3.8. Publication of MG13 Proceedings ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 15th British Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/11/15th-british-gravity-meeting/ Starting: 2015-04-20 to 2015-04-21 Location: University of Birmingham Additional Information: http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/britgrav15/ Contact: britgrav[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk The 15th British Gravity (BritGrav) Meeting will be held on 20–21 April 2015 at the University of Birmingham, organised by the Gravitational Physics Group. The meeting covers all areas of gravity, classical and quantum, including astrophysics, cosmology, mathematical general relativity, gravitational-wave data analysis and instrumentation. It is intended to bring together the entire gravitational research community to further collaboration and allow young researchers to showcase their work. We hope that all interested graduate students and post-docs will be able to give talks; there shall be talks by others if time allows. There is a prize for the best student talk sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity. There is no conference fee, but participants are responsible for their own accommodation, meals and travel. Financial support for students from British or Irish institutions is available courtesy of the IOP. Tea and coffee will be provided in breaks. The final deadline abstract submission is 20 March 2015 and the last chance to register is 17 April 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of André Lichnerowicz, Paris --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10340 Starting: 2015-12-14 to 2015-12-16 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://monge.u-bourgogne.fr/gdito/lichnerowicz2015 Contact: giuseppe.dito[AT]u-bourgogne.fr CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Within the thematic trimester Mathematical General Relativity that will take place at the Institut Henri Poincare' from September to December 2015, there will be a conference to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Andre' Lichnerowicz: International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of Andre' Lichnerowicz Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France December 14 - 16, 2015 The conference will cover recent advances in the themes close to Lichnerowicz's scientific work, e.g., Relativity, Riemannian and Poisson geometry, quantization. At the moment, the confirmed speakers are: Robert Bryant, Duke University, President of the AMS Pierre Cartier, I.H.E.S. Thibault Damour, I.H.E.S. Simon Donaldson, SCGP, SUNY at Stony Brook and Imperial College Michel Dubois-Violette, Universite' Paris-Sud Jim Eisenberg, University of Oregon Edward Frenkel, UC Berkeley Simone Gutt, Universite' libre de Bruxelles Sergiu Klainerman, Princeton University Maxim Kontsevich, I.H.É.S. Alan Weinstein, UC Berkeley Further information and a registration form will be posted on the website of the conference in due time. Please check it out. Please forward this announcement to your colleagues and students who may be interested. Giuseppe Dito On behalf of the organizing committee: Giuseppe Dito Paul Gauduchon Richard Kerner Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach Daniel Sternheimer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. UK QFT meeting on nonperturbative quantum field theory and quantum gravity, London --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10343 Starting: 2015-03-30 to 2015-03-30 Location: London, England, United Kingdom Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/366237/ Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]imperial.ac.uk The 4th UK workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity will be held at Imperial College, London, March 30th, 2015. This one-day workshop aims at bringing together early career researchers and senior scientists to discuss results, perspectives, and novel trends in quantum field theory and quantum gravity. The format of the meeting is informal to allow for discussions and the exchange of ideas amongst participants. Depending on demand, we plan for up to 10 slots for short presentations. Previous instalments of this meeting took place at Kings College (2012), U Sussex (2013) and U Southampton (2014). While registration will remain open until shortly before the meeting, the decision on talks will be made earlier, so please register as soon as possible if you would like to give a talk. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10345 Starting: 2015-07-06 to 2015-07-10 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: http://www.cgwas.org Contact: cgwas[AT]cgwas.org CGWAS 2015, July 6 - 10, 2015 California Institute of Technology We invite students to apply for the Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015. CGWAS is a summer school for senior undergraduates and graduate students interested in the astrophysics of gravitational wave sources and their neutrino and electromagnetic counterparts. *** Application Deadline: April 15, 2015 *** Apply at http://www.cgwas.org . Limited support for accommodation is available. Selected candidates will be notified by May 4, 2015. Topics covered include: - General Relativity and Gravitational Waves - Numerical Relativity - Gravitational Wave Data Analysis - The Physics of Gravitational Wave Sources - Theory and Observation of Electromagnetic Counterparts - Neutrino Counterparts and Observations - Gravitational Wave Detection with Interferometers and Pulsar Timing Arrays - Cosmology with Gravitational Waves - Gravitational Waves and Alternative Theories of Gravity. Confirmed lecturers: Duncan Brown (Syracuse), Sean Carroll (Caltech), Yanbei Chen (Caltech), Alessandra Corsi (Texas Tech University), Brian Metzger (Columbia University), Chiara Mingarelli (Caltech/JPL), Samaya Nissanke (Radboud University), Erin O'Connor (Duke University), Ben Owen (Texas Tech University), Jocelyn Read (CSUF), Mark Scheel (Caltech), Michele Vallisneri (Caltech/JPL), Alan Weinstein (Caltech). We look forward to meeting you at CGWAS 2015. CGWAS 2015 Organizers Mansi Kasliwal, Chiara Mingarelli, Christian Ott, Patricia Schmidt (CGWAS coordinator), and Alan Weinstein Contact: cgwas[AT]cgwas.org Administrative Support: JoAnn Boyd, Caltech CGWAS 2015 is supported by the National Science Foundation, LIGO, and the California Institute of Technology +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Molecule-type workshop on "Radiation Reaction in General Relativity" --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10372 Starting: 2015-06-22 to 2015-07-10 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~capra18/ Contact: capra18[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp This is a 3-week workshop on radiation reaction problem in general relativity, which includes 18th Capra meeting in the middle. Since the first meeting in 1998 (held at Caltech's Capra ranch near San Diego), Capra meetings have been bringing together relativists interested in the problem of radiation reaction in general relativity and its application to extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) as one of the best places to test general relativity using direct detection of gravitational waves. The meetings are focused on an important open problem in general relativity, which is getting more and more relevant by the exciting prospect of directly observing gravitational waves in near future. In addition to the discussion about the technical details in the computation of gravitational radiation reaction, this year we would like to discuss more about the connection between the radiation reaction problem and gravitational wave observations. Advanced ground detectors such as advLIGO, advVirgo and KAGRA are going to be on-line in near future. LISA pathfinder is going to be launched in 2015. The space mission DECIGO, which has better sensitivity at the frequency band in the middle of those of the ground detectors and the eLISA, was proposed in Japan. Therefore, it is very timely to have an extensive discussion on this issue. The 18th Capra meeting will last for 4 days. The meeting will composed of a few invited review talks, short contributed presentations, and open discussion sessions. Contributed talks on all aspects of the radiation reaction problem, including related topics such as astrophysical aspects of EMRI or data analysis, are welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The Chalonge School Meudon Workshop 2015 Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile Neutrinos --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-chalonge-school-meudon-wor... Starting: 2015-06-10 to 2015-06-12 Location: CIAS Chateau de Meudon, Observatoire de Paris at Meudon, France Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2015.html Contact: Chalonge.Ecole[AT]obspm.fr SUMMARY: Warm Dark Matter (WDM) is hot topic in galaxies cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmologicalparticle and nuclear physics context. Warm Dark Matter Cosmology (LWDM) gives the same successfull large scale results and CMB results than Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) and succesfully agrees with the observations at the galactic and small scales. A Turning Point operated recently in the Dark Matter research: Warm Dark Matter (WDM) emerged impressively over Cold Dark Matter (CDM) as the leading Dark Matter candidate. Astronomical evidence that Cold Dark Matter (LambdaCDM) and its proposed tailored baryonic cures do not work at small scales is staggering. This workshop addresses the last developpements in WDM, including its distribution function and equation of state, the quantum mechanical framework to galaxy structure reproducing in particular the observed galaxy cores and their sizes and the dwarf galaxies. This workshop puts together astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear WDM, astronomical observations, theory and WDM analytical and numerical frameworks which reproduce the observations. The Workshop addresses as well the theorical and experimental search for the leading WDM particle candidate: keV sterile neutrinos. Registration is Open. Early registration is strongly encouradged. Previous Chalonge Meudon Workshops of this series, Lectures and Lecturers, Scientific News, .PDF of presentations and Album of Pictures are available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Looking forward to Welcome you in Meudon at the Workshop With compliments and kind regards Norma G. Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-chalonge-school-19th-paris... Starting: 2015-07-22 to 2015-07-24 Location: Paris, Observatoire de Paris HQ, in the Historic Perrault building Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html Contact: Chalonge.Ecole[AT]obspm.fr Warm Dark Matter is hot topic in cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear physics context. The 19th Paris Colloquium 2015 is devoted to Warm Dark Matter Cosmology, CMB, Dark Energy and the Warm Dark Matter particle candidates: keV sterile neutrinos. Astrophysical constraints put the sterile neutrino mass m in the range 1 < m < 10 keV. The Colloquium is within the astrofundamental physics spirit of the Chalonge School, on recent observational and theoretical progress. Topics include: The crisis of Cold Dark Matter (CDM + its failed baryonic cures), the crisis of Wimps and their scientific decline. Galaxy structure theory in agreement with observations The 3.5 keV X-ray line in clusters of galaxies. The CMB data analysis with neutrinos and sterile neutrinos. News on the effective neutrino number Neff and sterile neutrinos. News from reactor and accelerator experiments on sterile neutrinos and their science implications. Cosmic neutrino background and methods for its detection CMB polarisation, primordial gravitational waves and the effective theory of inflation. KATRIN, ASTRO-H, PTOLEMY, JWST, ..... And Other Topics.... Informations on the previous Paris Cosmology Colloquia and of the School events are available at http://chalonge.obspm.fr (Lecturers, lists of participants, .pdf lecture files, Highlights and Conclusions and photos during the Colloquia). With compliments and kind regards. Norma G. Sanchez , Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 100 years of curved space-time, Wien --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/01/100-years-of-curved-space-time... Starting: 2015-10-05 to 2015-10-07 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/gravitation2015/scientific-workshop/program-outline/ Contact: elisabeth.eder[AT]oeaw.ac.at Austrian Academy of Sciences celebrates 100 years of general theory of relativity with an interactive exhibition, several lectures and the scientific workshop “100 years of curved space time”. The aim is to present and discuss recent developments and new perspectives on this fascinating area of research. The list of confirmed speakers includes William Unruh (University of British Columbia) Renate Loll (Radboud University Nijmegen) Roman Schnabel (Universitaet Hamburg/Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics) Richard Schoen (Stanford University) Philip Stamp (University of British Columbia) Clifford Will (University of Florida) Roberto Emparan (Universitat de Barcelona) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in strong-field gravity at Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/03/postdoctoral-positions-in-stro... Deadline: 2015-03-30 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt GRAVITY GROUP IN LISBON Postdoctoral positions in GR & HEP The Gravity Group at Lisbon (GRIT) invites applications for two research, postdoctoral positions, in the area of strong-field gravity at large (including black hole physics, numerical relativity, high-energy physics, etc). These positions are supported by the European Research Council. The appointment is for two years and may be renewed depending on satisfactory performance. A tentative date for the appointment is 1st January 2016 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics. GRIT is part of The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica (CENTRA), a research centre in Instituto Superior Técnico. More information on the group can be found at http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ The gravity group is currently focusing on phenomenology of black hole physics and high energy physics, and is composed of faculty Vitor Cardoso, José Lemos and several postdoctoral Fellows. The group has strong ties to teams in Cambridge (DAMTP), the University of Mississippi, and Rome (“Sapienza”). The applicant is expected to contribute to the training of students and to the research efforts of the group with a creative research plan. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a research plan (at most one A4 page). They should also provide the names and contact of 3 referees who can support their application. The material should be sent to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[AT]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject “GRHEP physics”. Applications should be received by March 30, 2015. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on April 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Vitor Cardoso (vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc position at AEI Hannover ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10309 Deadline: 2015-03-31 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology Contact: jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de The Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) invites applications from outstanding candidates for post-doctoral and long-term visiting positions in the Division of Observational Relativity and Cosmology in Hannover, Germany. This division, led by Prof. Bruce Allen, consists of more than 20 scientists along with a number of highly-qualified scientific programmers and sysadmins. The senior scientists are Dr. Badri Krishnan and Dr. Reinhard Prix. The division also hosts two independent research groups led by Dr. M. Alessandra Papa and Dr. Holger Pletsch. For post-doctoral positions the initial appointments will be for two years, with the possibility of further extension. The start date is expected to be in the second quarter of 2015, but appointments as early as March 2015 are possible. We also welcome inquiries regarding long-term visits by Faculty and senior researchers. The Division's core research area is gravitational-wave astronomy and the analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors. However, applications from those with experience in related areas of astronomy and physics are also welcome. We value excellence, creativity, enthusiam, and genuine interest, and chose candidates based as much on their potential as on their specific expertise. We are proud to provide a stimulating and dynamic research environment with broad opportunities for enthusiastic and energetic scientists. Our current focus is the hunt for gravitational waves in data from the most sensitive ground-based interferometric detectors. This includes searches for long-lived signals from rapidly-rotating neutron stars, transient signals from the inspiral and coalescence of binary neutron stars and/or black holes, and unmodelled burst signals. Scientists who participate in the Division’s membership in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration will have full access to data from the LIGO, Virgo and GEO600 detectors. Advances in detector technology make us optimistic that these searches will yield the first detections in the coming 3-5 years, about one century after Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. Scientists in the division also search for electromagnetic emissions from neutron stars and have discovered many new radio and gamma-ray pulsars. The group operates the ATLAS computing cluster. With 13000+ CPU cores and 1000+ GPUs, ATLAS is the world's largest and most powerful computing resource dedicated to gravitational-wave searches and data analysis. The division also helps to operate Einstein@Home, a volunteer distributed computing project which uses computing power donated by the general public to search for gravitational waves and electromagnetic emission from neutron stars. All application materials, including a cover letter, a CV with a list of publications, and a research statement should be sent to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de. The applicant should also arrange for 2-3 reference letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications will be considered as they arrive, until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and to increase the number of women in those areas (such as this) where they are underrepresented. We explicitly encourage applications from such qualified individuals. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in philosophy of quantum gravity at University of Illinois at Chicago ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10313 Deadline: 2015-03-06 Location: Chicago, USA Additional Information: http://beyondspacetime.net Contact: huggett[AT]uic.edu The philosophy of physics group at the Department of Philosophy at UIC solicits applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position, starting August 2015. The position is contingent on confirmation of anticipated funding. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the project’s research by pursuing their own research in the philosophy of quantum gravity and by collaborating on existing research efforts within the UIC group led by Professor Nick Huggett. They will be expected to participate in weekly project meetings during term, help with the administration and organization of the group’s activities, and contribute to the group’s outreach efforts. The project is one half of a collaboration between UIC and the University of Geneva, where Professor Christian Wuethrich is the group leader. More information on the project and the research groups is available at . Applicants with experience in either the philosophy or the foundations of quantum gravity broadly construed will be preferred, but we will also consider applicants with backgrounds in other areas of philosophy of physics, foundational research in physics, or metaphysics, who are willing to devote their efforts to project. All work toward the Ph.D. must be completed before the starting date. The position is anticipated to be for two years. The salary will be competitive. Research funds for travel to relevant conferences and to the group at the University of Geneva will be provided. Please complete the online application and include the names and email addresses of three references at https://jobs.uic.edu Applications must contain a cover letter detailing the pertinent experience for the position, a CV, a one page research statement describing the work to be accomplished during the postdoc including publication plans, and one or two writing samples, For fullest consideration, please apply by 3/6/15. Review of the files will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact Professor Nick Huggett at huggett[AT]uic.edu. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral position in mathematical relativity, Brest, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10328 Deadline: 2015-04-30 Location: Brest, France Additional Information: http://pageperso.univ-brest.fr/~jnicolas/ANRAARG/ANR_AARG.html Contact: Jean-Philippe.Nicolas[AT]univ-brest.fr We are offering a one year non renewable post doc position at the university of Brest (UBO) in western Brittany, France, at the laboratory of mathematics (LMBA). The main topic is asymptotic analysis in general relativity with a preferred orientation towards conformal methods. Applicants from both mathematics and physics are welcome, with an expected strong background in at least one of the following fields: general relativity, differential and conformal geometry, analysis of PDEs. Net salary is around 2250 euros per month; as a salary, it is subject to income tax. The successful applicant will be expected to start on the first of September 2015, but the starting date may be postponed as late as January 1st 2016 if requested. This is a pure-research position, no teaching duty is expected. This position is part of the AARG project. To apply, please send to Jean-Philippe Nicolas (Jean-Philippe.Nicolas[AT]univ-brest.fr) an up-to-date CV with a list of publications and a research project. The deadline for application is April 30th 2015. The final decision will be made no later than May 31st 2015 and applicants will be informed soon afterwards. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. New Book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity" by Tevian Dray ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10325 Additional Information: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466510005 I am pleased to announce the publication of my book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity", by Tevian Dray, 321 pages; 85 figures. A K Peters/CRC Press, 2015. Publication details are available at: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466510005 This book emphasizes the use of differential forms to describe general relativity. Online versions of the two parts of the book also exist in both wiki and PDF formats, and are available at: http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/coursewikis/GDF http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/coursewikis/GGR Please note that the online versions do not contain all of the editorial changes in the print edition. Tevian Dray Professor of Mathematics Oregon State University http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. New book: "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", by Y. Choquet-Bruhat ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10349 Additional Information: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199666454.do Dear Colleagues in General Relativity To please the kind staff of Oxford University Press, and myself, I send you as propaganda for my last book "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", whose details can also be found at this website: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199666454.do With best wishes to all Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. The Chalonge School Programme 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/25/the-chalonge-school-programme-... Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr 24 Years of Activity Calling for Understanding Welcome to the Chalonge School. A Laboratory of Ideas. Research,Training and Scientific Culture. Science with great Intellectual endeavour and a Human face. A beacon pioneering and developing research, projects and training. The Chalonge School offers unvaluable international current research view at the forefront of astrophysics and cosmology, international contacts at the highest level and a careful interdisciplinarity, with both Theory and Observations. Open to all researchers interested in the field, both theorists, experimentalists and observers, young scientists, post-docs and advanced students. Warm Dark Matter is hot topic in galaxies and cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear physics context. The Chalonge School Science Programme 2015 is devoted to Warm Dark Matter Cosmology and the Warm Dark Matter particle candidates: keV sterile neutrinos. REGISTRATION IS OPEN to the Following MEETINGS: Early Registration is strongly encouradged --THE CHALONGE MEUDON WORKSHOP 2015: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile neutrinos" Place: CIAS Chateau de Meudon, Observatoire de Paris at Meudon Dates: 10, 11, 12 June 2015 URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2015.html -- THE 19TH PARIS COSMOLOGY COLLOQUIUM CHALONGE 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos Place: Observatoire de Paris historic Perrault building at Paris Dates: 22, 23 and 24 July URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html All the YEAR 2015 with the topics and dates of the Chalonge Programme Colloquia, Workshops, Open Sessions and meetings is available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme2015.html School Courses, Lectures and Lecturers, Scientific News, .PDF of presentations and Album of Pictures are available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Looking forward to Welcome you in Paris and in Meudon in these events With compliments and kind regards Norma G. Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. New Book: "Einstein's Apple : Homogeneous Einstein Fields" by Engelbert L. Schucking and Eugene J. Surowitz ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/26/new-book-einsteins-apple-homog... Additional Information: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9333 After 15 years of effort to grow this apple tree, it has finally dropped its first fruit, namely our volume "Einstein's Apple" which is now available in hardcover and e-book formats from World Scientific via http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9333 The work provides an accessible introduction to concepts such as teleparallelism and torsion that are slighted in many courses; historical introduction sections include the early uses of these concepts and Einstein's own early insights. Cheers, Eugene Surowitz ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Program and a new abstract submission policy of the MG14 meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/program-and-a-new-abstract-sub... Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14 The list of invited speakers for the plenary session in MG14 is published on the MG14 website: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/invited_speakers.htm The date grid of parallel sessions in MG14 is published on the MG14 website: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/timetable.pdf. There are about hundred parallel sessions in all fields of Relativistic Astrophysics. A new procedure for abstract submission has been adopted: when submitting an abstract, it is required also to upload a PDF file with a short summary of the contribution (2 pages for posters, 4 pages for oral contributions, 10 pages for plenary talks) including a complete reference list. The main reason for this new policy is twofold. First, in this way the chairpersons will have more information to evaluate and submit to referee each contribution for acceptance as well as to allocate the appropriate time slots. Second, when the program will be finalized, before the meeting, all the summaries of the accepted contributions (possibly updated, upon chairperson decisions) will be made available to all participants via the conference web page and, after the meeting, they will be published in the MG14 Proceedings Volumes. Detailed instructions on the summary PDF preparation will be available on the abstract submission web page and will be sent via e-mail to all who already registered. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. The Fourth Galileo – Xu GuangQi Meeting online registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-fourth-galileo-xu-guangqi-... Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/4gx We are happy to inform that the online registration to the Fourth Galileo-Xi GuangQi Meeting (Beijing – China, May 4-8, 2015) is now open on the website of Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KITPC): http://www.kitpc.ac.cn/?p=ProgDetail&id=CP20150504&i=main More information about this meeting can be also found on the website: http://www.icranet.org/4gx ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting online registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-second-cesar-lattes-meetin... Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/2cl We are happy to inform that the online registration to the Second Cesar Lattes Meeting (Niteroi - Rio De Janeiro, April 13-18; Recife, April 20; Joao Pessoa, April 21; Fortaleza, April 22, 2015) is now open on the ICRANet website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/registration.htm. During the meeting are planned four round tables on the following topics: - Joint Ph.D. Program - White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Supernovae. - Large Computer Infrastructures and Databases. - The Future of Astrophysics in Latin America. More information about this meeting can be also found on the website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.8. Publication of MG13 Proceedings ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/publication-of-mg13-proceeding... Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg13 The proceedings of the Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting of Stockholm, Sweden (July 1 - 7, 2012), published by World Scientific Singapore in three volumes, are ready and will be on sale from March 2015. A preview here: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9194 These proceedings included contributions from 33 morning plenary talks during 6 days, and 75 parallel sessions over 4 afternoons. A global program of the meeting is available here: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg13/MG13_Program_FINAL-sunday4.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++