Cosmology and Gravitational Physics 2005

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP ON

COSMOLOGY AND GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS

Thessaloniki, December 15-16, 2005

The Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Mechanics of the School of Physcics
- Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki (Greece),
the British Council of Greece and the Goethe Institute of Thessaloniki
co-organize an international scientific workshop on Cosmology and Gravitational Physics
in celebration of the World Year of Physics / Einstein Year 2005.

The workshop is supported by the School of Physics of AUTh
through the Committee for the Celebration of the World Year of Physics 2005.

NEW: Download proceedings in pdf.

The workshop will cover several current research topics:

Relativistic Cosmology
Large Scale Structure
Relativistic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves

INVITED SPEAKERS

J. Barrow (DAMTP, Cambridge)
A. Challinor (Cavendish, Cambrigde)
S. Cotsakis (Samos)
L. Perivolaropoulos (Ioannina)
G. Schaefer (Jena)
K. Tsinganos (Athens)

SCIENTIFIC-ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

N.K. Spyrou (Chair)
K.D. Kokkotas
A. Nicolaidis
D. Papadopoulos
N. Stergioulas
C. Tsagas
H. Varvoglis

SPONSORS

Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

School of Physics (AUTh)

Research Committee of AUTh

British Council of Thessaloniki

Goethe Institute of Thessaloniki

Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Invited speakers will give one-hour key lectures.
Contributed talks will be presented in separate sessions. The official language of the conference will be English.
The programme of talks can be found here.

LOCATION AND TIME

The Workshop will be held on the 15th and 16th December 2005 at the Conference Room of the Central Library of AUTh.

Registration will take place on the 15th December at 9am. Talks will be held until 19:00.

CONTACT PERSON

Prof. N.K. Spyrou
Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics
Aristoteleian University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Tel. (+30-2310) 998181
Fax (+30-2310) 995384
E-mail: spyrou@astro.auth.gr
WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/Cosmology05