July 13 - July 24, 2009, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Prospects in Theoretical Physics 2009 (PiTP 2009) is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working in computational astrophysics. The goal is for young researchers to hone the numerical methods they employ in their own research and to learn about the techniques used in other areas of computational astrophysics. The lectures will cover numerical methods used in cosmology, general relativity, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics (both grid-based and particle-based), long-term orbit integrations, N-body dynamics (both collisionless and rigid-body), and radiation hydrodynamics, as well as computing with GPUs.

PiTP 2009 will be organized more like a workshop than a school, and active student participation will be expected. The format will consist of two 90-minute lectures in the morning and tutorials, homework, and discussion sessions in the afternoon. Students are expected to carry out most of the computational work that will be required on their personal laptops, although access to desktop machines can be provided in exceptional cases.

Further information is given on the website.