Neutron star physics requires a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary skills, which are typically not all covered in a single master's program. The school format, with a limited number of teachers, will allow each instructor to develop the topics in detail and support them with exercises and numerical applications.
Teaching Format: 5-day residential school with two main sessions per day (3h each). Each lecturer will cover 6h of teaching (theory+practice). The school will host evening discussions and a public lecture by Éric Gourgoulhon (CNRS – Observatoire de Paris).
Materials: All materials (slides, codes, data) released under open licence after the school. The materials of the GWsNS-2023 edition can be found at: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28236/
Lecturers and topics
Microscopic and macroscopic structure of neutron stars
Lecturer: Prof. Nicolas Chamel, Université Libre de Bruxelles
◦ Composition of the crust and core
◦ Effects of superfluidity and superconductivityCoalescence of binary neutron stars and multi-messenger astrophysics
Lecturer: Prof. Albino Perego , Universitá di Trento
◦ Electromagnetic counterparts and nucleosynthesisAstrophysical parameter estimation and population studies
Lecturer: Prof. Michele Mancarella, Aix-Marseille University
◦ Bayesian inference methods
◦ Constraints on the equation of stateContinuous gravitational waves and instabilities
Lecturer: Prof. Paola Leaci, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
◦ Oscillations, normal modes, rotational instabilities
◦ Observational approaches and astrophysical constraintsModeling of dense matter and supernovae
Lecturer: Prof. Fiorella Burgio, INFN Catania
◦ Equations of state at high density and temperature
◦ Phase transitions and observable implicationsCoordination of practical sessions: Philip Davis (LPC Caen)
