The above meeting will be held in autumn in the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Scotland as a satellite workshop of a six-month program on
TOPOLOGICAL DYNAMICS IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
16 July – 21 December 2012
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK
WWW.NEWTON.AC.UK/PROGRAMMES/TOD
The Workshop in Edinburgh will focus on the research exploiting topological and geometrical concepts in the study of morphology and evolution of magnetic fields in astrophysics and plasma physics. The topics will include:
- Dynamo action associated with chiral turbulence, in planetary and solar contexts;
- Eruption of solar/stellar fields through chromospheres and coronae;
- Braiding of the coronal field due to footpoint motion;
- Spontaneous field discontinuities (current sheets) and coronal heating;
- Magneto-rotational instability (MRI) in accretion discs, and associated transport of angular momentum;
- Magnetostatic equilibria in toroidal fusion plasmas; their stability and containment characteristics.
For more information, including the list of invited lectures, please visit www.icms.org.uk
If you would like to participate and be considered for a contributed talk or poster, please complete the on-line application form. The deadline for applications is
31 August 2012
We encourage early applications. Registration may have to be closed before the deadline as the number of Participants is limited by the size of the lecture hall.
| Konrad Bajer | Steve Cowley |
| Mitchell Berger | Gunnar Hornig |
| Andrew Gilbert | Clare Parnell |
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