Conveners
(T2-1) Theoretical Astrophysics - DTP / Astrophysique théorique - DPT
- Robert Mann (University of Waterloo)
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Robert Thacker (S)17/06/2014, 13:45Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéWhile the fundamental parameters of cosmology, such as the energy density of dark energy, dark matter, and baryons are now known to considerable precision, the precise interplay between these sectors in the "late" Universe is still the subject of extensive research. Nowhere is this more intense than in the study of non-linear structures, such as galaxies, clusters of galaxies and even the...Go to contribution page
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Prof. Avery Broderick (University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)17/06/2014, 14:15Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéThe Event Horizon Telescope, a millimetre-wave Earth-sized interferometer, provides unprecedented access to the physics and astrophysics of supermassive black holes. Already observed, the black holes at the centres of the Milky Way and the giant elliptical galaxy M87 provide a glimpse into the mechanisms of accretion, relativistic jet formation, and even the nature of black holes themselves. ...Go to contribution page
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Mr Sayantan Auddy (Student)17/06/2014, 15:00Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)We develop an analytic formulation to find the internal structure of sub-stellar objects. This yields a value for a minimum stellar mass that denotes the boundary between brown dwarfs and stars. Our method employs an exact expression for the pressure of an ideal non-relativistic Fermi gas at finite temperature, meaning that the parameter $\psi$ is non zero. Our model gives a more accurate...Go to contribution page