School on Astrophysical Turbulence and Dynamos | (smr 2027) (20-30 April 2009)

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School on Astrophysical Turbulence and Dynamos | (smr 2027)

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Monday, 20 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 Registration, outside Kastler Lecture Hall
- 09:00 Registration, outside Kastler Lecture Hall 1h30'
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Basic Fluid Dynamics

11:00 Basic Fluid Dynamics 1h30'

Speaker:	S. Sridhar (Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India)
Material:	Solutions for the Assignments lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:30 Galaxies and the Universe

14:00 Galaxies and the Universe 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Shukurov (University of Newcastle, U.K.)
Material:	Reprint lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'

16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 1: Basic Fluid Dynamics

16:00 Tutorial 1: Basic Fluid Dynamics 1h30'

Speaker:	T.D. Saini (Indian Institute of Science, Karnataka, India)
Material:	lecture notes

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 MHD

09:00 MHD 1h30'

Speaker:	K. Subramanian (Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Basic Fluid Dynamics
- 11:00 Basic Fluid Dynamics 1h30'
  
  Speaker: S. Sridhar
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:30 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans / Obs-Mip, Toulouse, France)

14:00 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans / Obs-Mip, Toulouse, France) 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Brandenburg (NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden)
Material:	PencilCode

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 2: Basic Fluid Dynamics
- 16:00 Tutorial 2: Basic Fluid Dynamics 1h30'
  
  Speaker: T.D. Saini

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 MHD
- 09:00 MHD 1h30'
  
  Speaker: K. Subramanian
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Fluid Turbulence

11:00 Fluid Turbulence 1h30'

Speaker:	S. Sridhar
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:30 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans)
- 14:00 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans) 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. Brandenburg
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 3: MHD
- 16:00 Tutorial 3: MHD 1h30'
  
  Speaker: S. Sur (Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India)

Thursday, 23 April 2009
- 09:00 - 10:30 Fluid Turbulence
  - 09:00 Fluid Turbulence 1h30'
    
    Speaker: S. Sridhar
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 Dynamo Theory
  - 11:00 Dynamo Theory 1h30'
    
    Speaker: K. Subramanian
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Galaxies and the Universe
  - 14:00 Galaxies and the Universe 1h30'
    
    Speaker: A. Shukurov
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 4: Fluid Turbulence
  - 16:00 Tutorial 4: Fluid Turbulence 1h30'
    
    Speaker: T.D. Saini

Friday, 24 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 Dynamo Theory
- 09:00 Dynamo Theory 1h30'
  
  Speaker: K. Subramanian
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Tutorial 5: Galaxies and the Universe

11:00 Tutorial 5: Galaxies and the Universe 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Fletcher (University of Newcastle, U.K.)
Material:	Solutions to the Assignments

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'

14:00 - 14:45 Hall MHD

14:00 Hall MHD 45'

Speaker:	D. Gomez (IAFE, Conicet, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Material:	lecture notes

14:45 - 15:30 Galaxies and the Universe
- 14:45 Galaxies and the Universe 45'
  
  Speaker: A. Shukurov
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 17:30 Presentations by Participants
- 16:00 Presentations by Participants 1h30'

Saturday, 25 April 2009
- 09:00 - 10:30 Presentations by Participants
  - 09:00 Presentations by Participants 1h30'
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 Presentations by Participants
  - 11:00 Presentations by Participants 1h30'
Monday, 27 April 2009
- 09:00 - 10:30 Dynamo Theory
  - 09:00 Dynamo Theory 1h30'
    
    Speaker: K. Subramanian
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 MHD Turbulence
  - 11:00 MHD Turbulence 1h30'
    
    Speaker: S. Sridhar
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
- 14:00 - 15:30 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans)
  - 14:00 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans) 1h30'
    
    Speaker: A. Brandenburg
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
  - 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 6: MHD and Dynamo Theory
  - 16:00 Tutorial 6: MHD and Dynamo Theory 1h30'
    
    Speaker: S. Sur and A. Fletcher

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 Galactic Dynamos

09:00 Galactic Dynamos 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Shukurov
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
11:00 - 12:30 Solar Dynamo
- 11:00 Solar Dynamo 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. Brandenburg
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:30 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans)
- 14:00 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans) 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. Brandenburg
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 7: Dynamo Theory(A. Fletcher and S. Sur); Solar Dynamo (B. Dintrans)
- 16:00 Tutorial 7: Dynamo Theory(A. Fletcher and S. Sur); Solar Dynamo (B. Dintrans) 1h30'

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

09:00 - 10:30 MRI Turbulence
- 09:00 MRI Turbulence 1h30'
  
  Speaker: L. Kitchatinov (Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics, Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
- 10:30 Coffee Break 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Cluster Dynamos

11:00 Cluster Dynamos 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Shukurov
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
14:00 - 15:30 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans)
- 14:00 Numerical Experiments (Tutor: B. Dintrans) 1h30'
  
  Speaker: A. Brandenburg
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Coffee Break 30'

16:00 - 17:30 Tutorial 8: Galactic and Cluster Dynamos

16:00 Tutorial 8: Galactic and Cluster Dynamos 1h30'

Speaker:	A. Fletcher
Material:	Solutions to the Assignments

Thursday, 30 April 2009

09:00 - 09:35 Random fluctuations in the diffuse interstellar medium

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 09:00 Random fluctuations in the diffuse interstellar medium 35'
  
  Speaker: Andrew Fletcher (University of Newcastle, U.K.)
09:35 - 10:10 Large-scale dynamos in convection with and without shear

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 09:35 Large-scale dynamos in convection with and without shear 35'
  
  Speaker: Axel Brandenburg (Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden)
10:10 - 10:45 Magnetised plasma turbulence: from MHD to kinetic

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 10:10 Magnetised plasma turbulence: from MHD to kinetic 35'
  
  Speaker: Alex Schekochihin (University of Oxford, U.K.)
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 10:45 Coffee Break 15'
11:00 - 11:35 Galactic dynamo action in presence of stochastic alpha and shear

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 11:00 Galactic dynamo action in presence of stochastic alpha and shear 35'
  
  Speaker: Sharanya Sur (IUCAA, Pune, India)

11:35 - 12:10 The shear dynamo problem

Location:

Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

11:35 The shear dynamo problem 35'

Speaker:	S. Sridhar (RRI, Bangalore, India)
Material:	slides

12:10 - 12:45 Star-in-a-box simulations of stellar dynamos

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 12:10 Star-in-a-box simulations of stellar dynamos 35'
  
  Speaker: Boris Dintrans (Obs-Mip, Toulouse, France)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 12:45 Lunch Break 1h15'
14:00 - 14:35 Towards understanding shear dynamo: magnetic field generation by shearing waves

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 14:00 Towards understanding shear dynamo: magnetic field generation by shearing waves 35'
  
  Speaker: Alex Schekochihin
14:35 - 15:10 Stellar differential rotation: origin and models

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 14:35 Stellar differential rotation: origin and models 35'
  
  Speaker: Leonid Kitchatinov (ISTP, Irkutsk, Russian Federation)

15:10 - 15:45 Flux rope dynamos

Location:

Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

15:10 Flux rope dynamos 35'

Speaker:	Anvar Shukurov (Univiversity of Newcastle, U.K.)
Material:	Slides

15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 15:45 Coffee Break 15'
16:00 - 17:30 CHANDRA: The Journey of a Star (Special Program, see poster), followed by a small reception

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 16:00 CHANDRA: The Journey of a Star (Special Program, see poster), followed by a small reception 1h30'
18:00 - 19:00 Cryogenic turbulence

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 18:00 Cryogenic turbulence 1h0'
  
  Speaker: K.R. Sreenivasan (Director, ICTP)