Scientific Rationale:
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Recently, great strides have been made in the understanding of the underlying
physics in galaxy formation processes. The development results mostly from
elaborate 'ab initio' calculations on the first subgalactic objects as well
as primordial galaxies, the reionization of an inhomogeneous universe, and
the chemical/dynamical evolution of galaxies. In the light of current situations,
it seems fruitful to argue comprehensively the topics regarding the galaxy
formation. The workshop will focus on the key physics of the galaxy formation,
which include thermodynamics/hydrodynamics in primordial gas, radiative
processes involving radiative transfer, chemodynamics, virialization, nuclear
accretion, and so on. The latest advances of some numerical techniques will
be also addressed.
Topics Covered:
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- - CMB & Initial Conditions:
- primordial fluctuations, photon propagation, CMB-coupled dynamics
- - Pop III Objects:
- primordial gas chemistry, pregalactic evolution, fragmentation,
protostellar collapse
- - Primordial Galaxies:
- initial starburst, morphological differentiation, SN feedback,
UV feedback, dust obscuration
- - Intergalactic Medium:
- photoheating/photoionization, self-shielding, cosmic reionization,
metallic pollution
- - Galactic Evolution:
- star formation history, superbubble, chemodynamics, hierarchical
virialization
- - Nuclear Phenomena:
- bar instability, circumnuclear starburst, Massive BH effects,
BH accretion, AGN
Invited Speakers Include:
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- Tom Abel (Illinois)
- Paolo Coppi (Yale)
- Andrea Ferrara (Firenze)
- Nickolay Gnedin (Colorado)
- Martin Haehnelt (MPA)
- Zoltan Haiman (Fermilab)
- Cedric Lacey (Darham)
- Piero Madau (Cambridge)
- Jordi Miralda-Escude (Ohio)
- Max Tegmark (Princeton IAS)
- Marco Spaans (CfA)
- Matthias Steinmetz (Arizona)
Organizing Committee:
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M. Umemura (Chair, Tsukuba), N. Arimoto (Tokyo), N. Gouda (NAOJ),
A. Habe (Hokkaido), T. Nakamoto (Tsukuba), F. Nakamura (Niigata),
R. Nishi (Kyoto), N. Sugiyama (Kyoto), H. Susa (Tsukuba), K. Wada (NAOJ)
Location:
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Tsukuba is a Science City which is located 30 miles north of Tokyo. It is about
one and a half hour by bus from the Narita (NRT) Airport (New Tokyo International
Airport). You may find the further information on Tsukuba at
http://www.info-tsukuba.org/english/index.html
Special Events:
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One day trip to NIKKO:
We are planning a one day trip to Nikko on the middle day, July 5.
Nikko is one of the most famous international tourist attractions in Japan,
which provides visitors with a double treat-Toshogu Shrine, a fabulous
historical shrine-temple complex constructed and decorated in resplendent
style to honor a shogun's remains, and spectacular natural surroundings like
Lake Chuzenji and Kegon waterfall along lush walking paths.
You may find the further information at
http://www.infocr.co.jp/hometown/nikko/nikko-e.html
http://www.infocr.co.jp/hometown/nikko/midoko-e.html
Registration:
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The registration will be accepted after the 2nd circular, which is scheduled
in January, 2000, is distributed. The deadline will be set to April 20, 2000
(but March 15, 2000 for oral presentations).
Accommodation:
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To be announced in the 2nd circular.
Contact Address:
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- Astrophysics
- Center for Computational Physics
- University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
- Tel: +81-298-53-6494 Fax: +81-298-53-6489
- Email: gf2000@rccp.tsukuba.ac.jp
- Homepage: http://www.rccp.tsukuba.ac.jp/Astro/Meetings/gf2000/