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GRAVITY 2004 is organised by the Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA) and hosted by Sydney University on the 15-16th of April. The goal of GRAVITY 2004 is gather experts from the broad discipline of gravity research providing participants with the opportunity to obtain a deeper understanding for other areas of gravity research both in theory and application. The focused inter-disciplinary nature of this workshop promises to provide an excellent opportunity for idea creation and learning. The workshop will consist of a series of 45min reviews on topics in gravity physics, coupled with 20min talks on current research programs. The meeting is informal, with plenty of time for discussion. We strongly encourage students to attend.

 

Invited speakers

• Matthew Bailes (Swinburne University) - "A review of the techniques for high precision pulsar timing"
• Leo Brewin (Monash University) - "A Review of numerical methods in general relativity "
• George Hobbs (ATNF) - "A Review of detecting gravitational waves using pulsar timing"
• Alexander Knebe (Swinburne University) - "A Review of Newtonian N-body gravitational dynamics"
• Zdenka Kuncic (Sydney University) - "A Review of Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei, X-ray Binaries, and Ultraluminous X-ray Sources"
• Rosemary Mardling (Monash University) - "A Review of planetary dynamics "
• David McClelland (Australian National University) - "A Review of gravity wave detectors via laser interferometry"
• Andrew Melatos (Melbourne University) - "A Review of gravity in Neutron stars and Pulsars "
• Rachel Webster (Melbourne University) - "Review of Gravitational lensing"

 

Topics

• Gravitational lensing
• Gravitational waves and their detection
• Neutron stars/pulsars
• AGN central engines
• Newtonian N-body gravitational dynamics
• Planetary dynamics
• Numerical methods in GR

 

Information for Participants

GRAVITY 2004 will be held on Thursday the 15th & 16th of April, at the University of Sydney. All talks will be given in Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2) of the Physics Building. Campus maps are available at map1 (ref J13) and map2.

There is no registration fee, and all (observers and theorists) are welcome to attend. Tea and coffee will be provided, plus a workshop dinner will be held at a local Thai restaurant on Thursday the15th, for which participants will pay on the night (estimated costs ~$30).

There are plenty of motels within walking distance of the campus. For a listing see the Syndey Uni Accommodation website. Please note that the organisers cannot help with finding accommodation.

 

Organising Committee

• Geraint Lewis (University of Sydney)
• Andrew Melatos (University of Melbourne)
• Stuart Gill (Swinburne University of Technology)

 

Sponsors

School of Physics, University of Sydney

RSAA, Australian National University

ATNF

Prof Dick Manchester's Federation Fellowship

Prof Mike Dopita's Federation Fellowship