| Date | Presenter | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11 | organizational meeting | |
| Jan. 18 | Loic Chevallier | Radiative Transfer Methods: New Exact Results (Code ARTY) |
| Jan. 25 | Syed Uddin | The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect in Clusters of Galaxies |
| Feb. 1 | Isaac Shlosman | Shakura-Sunyaev Accretion Disks |
| Wed., Feb. 7, 4PM | Andres Ramos, IAC | |
| Feb. 15 | Omer Blaes, UCSB | |
| Feb. 22 | ||
| Tues., Feb. 27, 4:30PM | Kanak Saha, STScI and IIS (Bangalore) | Global Lopsided Instability in Galactic Disks |
| Mar. 1 | ||
| Mar. 8 | Achim Feldmeier, Potsdam | Dynamics of Radiative-Acoustic Shock Waves |
| Mar. 15 | No meeting | Spring Break |
| Mar. 22 | Jane Charlton, Penn State | Connections: Weak MgII Absorbers, Satellites of Strong MgII Absorbers, and High Velocity Clouds |
| Mar. 29 | Marco Fatuzzo, Xavier | Ionization Effects on Star Fomation in Molecular Clouds Interacting with Supernova Remnants |
| Apr. 5 | Marek Sikora, Copernicus Astronomical Center | Radio Loudness of AGNs: Observational Facts and Theoretical Implications |
| Apr. 12 | No meeting | |
| Apr. 19 | No meeting | Special colloquium |
| Wed., Apr. 25, 4PM | Karen Leighly, Univ. Oklahoma | The Quasar Continuum Spectral Energy Distribution and Broad-line Region Emission and Kinematics |
| Apr. 26 | Robert Nikutta | Modeling of AGN tori with CLUMPY and DUSTY |
For April 26
Nenkova et al. 2002, ApJ, Vol. 570, p. 9
For Feb. 1
Black holes in binary systems. Observational appearance,
N. I. Shakura & R. A. Sunyaev
For Jan. 25
The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect in Clusters of Galaxies, S. A. Uddin
For Jan. 18
On benchmarks:
Chevallier, L., Paletou, F. and
Rutily, B. ``On the accuracy of the ALI method for solving the
radiative transfer equation'', Astronomy and Astrophysics 411, 221 (2003),
astro-ph/0601341.
Some additional benchmarks derived from the first paper:
Chevallier, L., Paletou, F., and Rutily, B., ``The accuracy of the ALI method for
solving the radiative transfer equation in stellar atmospheres'',
SF2A-2003: Semaine de l'Astrophysique Francaise, 581 (2003)
astro-ph/0601460.
Review of radiative transfer methods:
Wehrse, R., and Kalkofen, W.,
``Advances in radiative transfer'', 13, 3 (2006).
Optional reading, for cultural edification
Details of the solution used in the paper above: Chevallier, L., and
Rutily, B.
``Exact solution of the standard transfer problem in a
stellar atmosphere'', Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and
Radiative Transfer 91, 373 (2005),
astro-ph/0504049.
Basics of the method to solve the problems (a lot of mathematics):
Rutily, B., and Chevallier, L., ``The finite Laplace transform for
solving a weakly singular integral equation occuring in transfer
theory'', Journal of Integral Equations and Applications 16, 389,
astro-ph/0601343
(2004).