Editorial - GCNEWS, Vol. 19, November 2004

GCNEWS

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Volume 19, November 2004 - Announcements

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Announcements

First announcement for the MODEST-5c Master Class:
THE ART OF COMPUTATIONAL N-BODY DYNAMICS

Simon Portegies Zwart (University of Amsterdam)

This is the first announcement for a 6-day summer school on the art of computational N-body dynamics, which will be held from July 24 to July 30, 2005 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lectures are given in English at the Astronomical Institute 'Anton Pannekoek' and at the Section Computational Science of the University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098SJ Amsterdam. For details see: http://carol.science.uva.nl/~spz/act/modest5c/

Topic of the school:

The proposed educational program will be presented at the graduate student level in the specialization of gravitational N-body dynamics. After successfully finishing the course, the student will be able to read and understand scientific papers on high-precision stellar dynamics and be able to start research in this field.

Who can apply:

Advanced master students (a letter of their supervisor is required), PhD students and young post doctoral researchers starting up in the field.

Main aim:

The aim of this school is to educate the participants in the art of computational N-body dynamics through a hands-on approach, which includes mastering numerical techniques and algorithms for solving second order differential equations; in particular Newtons' equation of gravity. Applications will be in gravitational dynamics, which includes planetary dynamics, star cluster evolution, galaxy formation and cosmology.

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