The Finnish Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics Summer School 2010

The Finnish Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics Summer School 2010:

Simulation methods in astrophysics

Please e-mail any feedback on the course to noora 'dot' partamies 'at' fmi 'dot' fi

The summer school 2010 is a joint course together with the University of Würzburg graduate school in Theoretical Astrophysics and Particle Physics. The school will take place in Mariehamn in Åland (Finland) on 16-20 August, 2010.

Course programme and lecture notes
Pre-school study material and project work descriptions are listed on the programme page.

Details about times and places:

Gathering to get started on 16 Aug at 9am in Alandica (Strandgatan 33), room 301

Hotels, Alandica and boat terminal on the map

Åland taxi numbers: +358 18 26000 or +358 18 32000 (reservations in advance is recommended)

Excursion on Sat 21 Aug is from about 9:30 to 12:30. It includes a guided tour to Kastelholma and Bomarsund, and a lunch. The bus leaves from Hotel Pommern and delivers you back in the same spot. List of participants will be collected during the first few course days.

Please, bring a name tag with you.. any one with your name on it will do.

Lecturers and topics:

Hannu Koskinen (Finnish Meteorological Institute, FMI): Plasma theory

Pekka Janhunen (FMI) & Felix Spanier (University of Würzburg): Magnetohydrodynamic simulations

Anatoly Spitkovsky (Princeton University): Particle-in-cell method

Esa Kallio (FMI): Hybrid simulations

Rami Vainio (University of Helsinki): Particle transport and acceleration

In addition to the lectures, the course will include a project work in groups. Thus, programming skills and laptop computers (for most participants) are required.

More information and related links:

Summer school venue is Alandica Kultur och Kongress

Accommodation will be arranged in double rooms (55 euros / night) in Hotell Pommern and in Hotell Cikada

Travel by air (Air Aland) or by boat (Viking Line, Tallink etc.)