WORKSHOP
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The Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics of the Academy of Athens is pleased to announce a one-day workshop entitled
“From Clusters to Galaxies: The Dynamics of Stellar Systems”.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the Headquarters of the Academy of Athens, Panepistimiou 28, in the Main Hall of the Academy, from 09:30 to 14:30.
Attendance is open to all interested researchers.
The workshop will feature seven invited talks covering a broad range of topics in the dynamics of stellar systems, from star clusters and dwarf galaxies to galaxy interactions, spiral structure, and barred galaxies. The talks will be presented by the following invited speakers:
Prof. Christos Efthymiopoulos
Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“The Evolving Distribution Function and the Mass Loss Rate in Tidally Disrupting Stellar Clusters or Dwarf Satellite Galaxies: An Approach through Lindblad Diagrams”
Dr. Preben Grosbol
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
“Chaotic or Density Wave Spirals in Grand-Design Galaxies?”
Dr. Mirella Harsoula
Research Center for Astronomy & Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens, Greece
“Stickiness Effect in 3D Barred Galaxies”
Prof. Masao Mori
University of Tsukuba, Japan
“Galaxy Collisions and Dynamical Evolution of the Andromeda Galaxy”
Dr. Thorsten Naab
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Munich, Germany
“The Formation of Massive Star Clusters and Their Connection to Supermassive Black Hole Seed Formation”
Dr. Panos Patsis
Research Center for Astronomy & Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens, Greece
“Dynamics of Spiral Arms in Normal and Barred Spiral Galaxies”
Prof. Rainer Spurzem
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
“DRAGON III – Nonlinear Dynamics of Binaries in Simulated Star Clusters”
The workshop will open with a welcoming address by Academician Prof. George Contopoulos, Academy of Athens.
The detailed programme, including the schedule of the individual talks, will be announced in due course.