LES HOUCHES 2002 SUMMER SCHOOL - SESSION LXXVIII
Nato Advanced Study Institute - EuroSummerSchool
ACCRETION DISCS, JETS AND HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICS
DISQUES DíACCRETION, JETS ET PHENOMENES DE HAUTE ENERGIE EN ASTROPHYSIQUE
LES HOUCHES 2002 SUMMER SCHOOL - SESSION LXXVIII
Nato Advanced Study Institute - EuroSummerSchool
ACCRETION DISCS, JETS AND HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICS
DISQUES DíACCRETION, JETS ET PHENOMENES DE HAUTE ENERGIE EN ASTROPHYSIQUE
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM :
The accretion process is thought to play a key role in the Universe. It leads to the formation of new stars; it releases enormous amounts of energy when taking place onto compact objects. It is also believed that gamma-ray bursts are due to the sudden release of energy through a rapid accretion process accompanying the formation of a black hole, either by coalescence of compact objects or the final explosion of a very massive star. These events could explain the highest energy cosmic rays, whose origin is still controversial. The observations have shown that accretion processes are associated with the ubiquitous presence of jets, either in young stellar objects, active galactic nuclei or in X-ray binaries. Magnetohydrodynamics seems to play a key role in jet formation. The school will present the most recent theoretical works on these topics, starting from basic theory to advanced applications, as well as current observational facts. It will also include observational training sessions to help the students and young researchers to practice the most up-to date observing techniques (high energy observations, high angular resolution techniquesÖ).
The school has taken place from July, 29 to August, 23, 2002 and is now over.
Please click below to find :
The organizing
committee
The list
of speakers
The list
of students
The ppt file (7 Mo, with animations) or pdf file (5 Mo, without ) of a general public conference about black holes and compact objects (G. Henri), in french.
Les Houches is a resort village in the Chamonix valley in the French Alps. Established in 1951, the Physics School is located in a group of chalets surrounded by meadows and woods, at an altitude of 1150 m facing the Mont-Blanc range - a very favorable environment for intellectual activity in ideal surroundings for hiking, mountaineering and sight-seeing.
More practical informations on the School here
The Physics School is affiliated to the Université Joseph Fourier of Grenoble and to the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, and is supported by the Ministère de l'Education Nationale, de la Recherche et de la Technologie (MENRT), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Direction des Sciences de la Matière of the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA).