Summer School
Radiative Transfer and Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics
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University of Oslo, 19-29 June 2007
Background
Programme Information and Lecture Schedule
Lecture notes, exercise material
List of participants
Information
for Students
Oslo and Norway
Background
A summer school, ``Radiative Transfer and Numerical Magnetohydrodynamics'', will be held at the Institute
of Theoretical Astrophysics, University
of Oslo, Norway, from 19th to 29th June, 2007. The school is organised
as part of the EU Marie-Curie action
Utrecht-Stockholm-Oslo International Graduate School for Solar Physics
.
The analysis of electromagnetic radiation is our
most important tool to probe the physical conditions of space plasmas outside
the reach of in-situ measurements. In optically thick plasmas the decoding
of the information is non-trivial; this is the reason why the theory of
radiative transfer has a central position in astrophysics.
It has long been realized that static models fail
to describe the outer atmospheres of stars. In the outer solar atmosphere
magnetic fields play a crucial role both for the energetics and dynamics.
The aim of the summer school is to give a basic
understanding of radiation, radiative transfer, polarimetry and
numerical magnetohydrodynamics in the context of stellar
atmospheres. Special
emphasis will be given to applications through practical work with numerical
methods.
Information
For Students
The total cost of the school is 3000 NOK, including accomodation in student
housing for two weeks, Oslo subway card for two weeks and lecture notes, but excluding food. June
18 is arrival date (no program) and the accomodation includes the
weekend following the school (departure before Sunday July 1st at
12:00). Upon arrival in Oslo you should go to "Kringsjå", the
second to last stop on subway line 3 "Sognsvann". From the Gardermoen
airport the easiest is to take the airport express train to "Oslo S"
(Oslo central station) and the subway from there. From 16:00 there will
be a person from the institute present at the
Kringsjå subway station that will guide you to your student accommodation.
If you arrive earlier you may leave your luggage in a locker at the Oslo central
station and do some sightseeing while waiting or you may go to the Institute
of Theoretical Astrophysics (subway lines 3 "Sognsvann", 4 "Ringen" or 5 "Storo" to
"Blindern" station and 3 min walk from there, see map below). You will
get an invoice for the participation fee when you arrive.
Oslo and Norway
The programme for the school will leave some time
for sightseeing in the Oslo area. The following links
may be helpful:
Some Maps of the Campus
Travelguide to Norway