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Como (ITALY)
SI G R AV

Societ Italiana di Relativit Generale e Fisica della Gravitazione

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

The Schools are directed to PH.D. students and young Post-Docs in Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics who are interested in widening their knowledge in the fields of Physical Cosmology, Relativistic Astrophysics, General Relativity, Experimental Gravity and the Modern Quantum Theories of Gravitation. The Schools wish to introduce students to current problems, highlighting their importance and potential scientific impact. Lecturers will report on theoretical, observational and experimental aspects of the research, reviewing latest achievements in the field.

AstrophysicAl BlAck holes

Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, 21-26 May 2012 proGrAM

Black holes, weighting from few tens up to few billions solar masses, represent one of the most fascinating objects in modern physics and astrophysics. Their presence can be traced in X-ray binaries, in the center of the Milky Way and of nearby galaxies, and back to early cosmic times, as the power house of luminous quasars. Black holes are a crucial testbed for GR, a key ingredient in galaxy cosmic evolution, and can shine as the loudest sirens in the new field of gravitational wave astronomy. The school will bring together some of the world leading experts to provide a focused overview on astrophysical black holes, both as end-point of stellar evolution and as cosmic probes of the high redshift Universe.

coUrses
BLACK HOLES IN ASTROPHYSICS: THEORY ACCRETION AND EJECTION THEORY GALACTIC BLACK HOLES FORMATION AND COSMIC EVOLUTION OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLES SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND NUCLEAR DYNAMICS THE GALACTIC CENTRE ANALYTICAL RELATIVITY OF BLACK HOLES Luciano Rezzolla (Germany) Andrew King (UK) Rob Fender (UK) Andrea Merloni (Germany) David Merritt (USA) Reinhard Genzel (Germany) Thibault Damour & Alessandro Nagar (France)

Scientific and Organizing Committee: Monica Colpi (Universit Bicocca, Milano), Vittorio Gorini (Insubria, Como), Francesco Haardt (Insubria, Como), Ugo Moschella (Insubria, Como), Aldo Treves (Insubria, Como)

SIGRAV Council: Massimo Bassan (Rome Tor Vergata), Roberto Cianci (Genoa), Monica Colpi (Milan Bicocca), Mauro Francaviglia (Turin), Adalberto Giazotto (Pisa), Luca Lusanna (Florence), Sabino Matarrese (Padua), Augusto Sagnotti (SNS, Pisa), Gaetano Vilasi (Salerno) There will be room for short communications by the participants. Those who want to submit a communication proposal should send a short abstract to grschool@centrovolta.it Proponents will be informed about acceptance of their contribution in due time. Preparatory and follow-up lectures will be delivered at the University of Insubria.

Registration articipants will be accommodated in hotels near Villa Olmo and will be requested to pay an inclusive fee of EURO 700 covering part of the accommodation (in rooms to be shared with other participants), breakfast and lunch for the duration of the school. Alternatively, participants may arrange for their own accommodation and are requested to pay only the registration fee of EURO 350, also covering lunch (the school secretary provides assistance for hotel reservation through the accommodation form available at www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2012/). Accommodation is not guaranteed after April 23rd 2012. Some support to cover local expenses is available; those who need support should mention it in their registration and send a short curriculum vitae and a summary of current research (maximum two pages A4). Please note that no support to cover travel expenses will be available.

Registration forms are available on the web page http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2012/ or at grschool@centrovolta.it

For information also contact directly the Organizing Secretariat at Centro A.Volta: grschool@centrovolta.it or chiara.stefanetti@centrovolta.it, tel. +39 031 579805, fax +39 031 573395 Further information about the School (course abstracts, schedule of lectures, etc.) is also available at the web page http://www.centrovolta.it/sigrav2012/

PROJECT STELLA supported by CARIPLO FOUNDATION

spoNsors SIGRAV (Italian Society for Gravitational Physics) INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) University of Insubria at Como