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This tutorial provides students with an essential introduction to kilonovae. After a brief overview of observational highlights, I will introduce the theoretical foundations of the kilonova phenomenon. I will then survey the main modelling frameworks currently in use, progressing from simpler to more sophisticated approaches. The tutorial concludes with a hands-on component, where students will work directly with a simple kilonova model and explore how the physical parameters shape the lightcurve. There will be a lunch break from 12 to 14.
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or of the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them. The ACME project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101131928.