IUCAA is organizing an advanced workshop on “THeoretical aspects Of Relativistic jets” (THOR), from January 5-9, 2026. The workshop’s primary goal is to provide Indian researchers with much-needed exposure to the AGN jet theory. Another crucial aspect of the event is to develop the skills of participants in numerical simulations of the relativistic jet emission through hands-on sessions.
Topics covered:
- Leptonic and Hadronic Processes, Particle Acceleration
- High-Energy Polarization, Neutrinos
- Jet Launching, Dynamics, Composition
- Accretion Disk
- Numerical Simulations of Jetted Emission
Speakers:
- Markus Böttcher (North-West University, South Africa)
- Banibrata Mukhopadhyay (IISc, Bengaluru)
- Bhargav Vaidya (IIT Indore)
- Dipanjan Mukherjee (IUCAA, Pune)
- Sunder Sahayanathan (BARC, Mumbai)
Venue: IUCAA, Pune
Eligibility: Ph.D. students, Postdoctoral fellows, and Faculty members.
Important dates:
- Registration deadline: October 31, 2025
- Announcement of the selected candidates: November 15, 2025
- Confirmation of waitlist candidates (if any): December 15, 2025
- Workshop Duration: January 5-9, 2026
Registration: Please fill out the following Google Form (a valid Gmail account will be needed):
https://forms.gle/cZ9KPSQ3tdqLqfek6
Workshop website: https://web-app.iucaa.in/ws/~THOR-2025/index.html