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Workshop on Convection in Stars
3 – 12 January 2011
![]() Topics:
Introduction to Convection as a Physical
Phenomenon
Historical and Current Treatments of
Convection in the Study of Stellar Structure
Application of Current Treatments of
Convection to Specific Classes of Star
Reynolds Stress Methodology
Speakers:
Vittorio Canuto
(Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York)
Douglas Gough (University of Cambridge)
Edward Spiegel
(Columbia University, New York)
Programme:
Scheduled lectures will be followed by
workshop sessions where lectured material
will be
applied to problems by participants
Venue:
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Registration fee:
$400 / €300 / ZAR 2900
Limited financial assistance may be
available for student
support, covering registration fees, travel costs within South Africa
and a portion of accommodation fees
Contact:
Fabio Frescura, School of Physics,
University of the Witwatersrand:
Chris Engelbrecht, Department of Physics,
University of Johannesburg
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