International Conference on the

Dynamics of Celestial Bodies

23 – 26 June  2008,  Litohoro – Olympus, Thessaloniki, Greece

In honor of Prof. John D. Hadjidemetriou

 (c.v.)

 

 

[original-pro webpage]

 

Scientific topics

The conference is concerned with Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical systems with applications in Astronomy.  It aims to include treatment of 

  • N-body dynamics with applications in Planetary dynamics,
  • Resonances and periodic orbits,
  • Space Dynamics, 
  • Chaos and Computer Methods for Dynamical Systems,
  • Methods and Tools for Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems and symplectic maps.     

 

 

Proceedings (Online)

 

List of Participants

[e-mails]

 

Program

 

Book of Abstracts

 

Photo ,  Photo Album, John”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific Organizing Committee

 

Rudolf Dvorak (Institute of Astronomy, Vienna , Austria)
Sylvio Ferraz-Mello (University of Sao Paulo,  Brazil)
Claude Froeschle (Observatoire de Nice, France)
Jacques Henrard (University of Namur, Belgium)
Zoran Knezevic (Belgrade Astronomical Observatory, Serbia)
Harold Levison (Southwest Research Institute, U.S.A.)
Yi-Sui Sun (Nanjing University, China)
Giovanni Valsecchi (Institute of Astrophysics and Space
, Roma, Italy)

 

Invited Speakers

 

 Alessandro Morbidelli,   OCA - CNRS

 Andrea Milani,  Univ. of Piza

 Cristián Beaugé,  University of Cordoba

 David Nesvorny,  Southwest Research Institute

 George Contopoulos,  Academy of Athens

 George Bozis,  University of Thessaloniki

 Jacques Laskar, IMCCE Paris

 Massimiliano Guzzo, University of Padova

 

 

Local  Organizing Committee*

 

Harry Varvoglis (chair),

varvogli@auth.gr

George Voyatzis

voyatzis@auth.gr

Kleomenis Tsiganis

tsiganis@astro.auth.gr

Efi Meletlidou

efthymia@auth.gr

Vassilis Koukouloyannis

vkouk@physics.auth.gr

Thomas Kotoulas

tkoto@the.forthnet.gr

Fotini Zervaki

zervaki@auth.gr

 

Secretarial support by  Maria Vraka

 

*members of the group of Dynamics and Study of Mechanics in the Section of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mechanics, Department of Physics,  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

 

 

 

Under the auspices of 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by

 

 

General Secretariat of Research and Technology, GR

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Hellenic Astronomical Society

 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Municipality of Litohoro

Research Committee of AUTh

Prefecture of Pieria

Holy Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria

Holy Metropolis of  Mesogeas and Lavreotikis

 

Hellenic Astronomical Society

Department of Physics of  AUTh 

School of Science of AUTH

Parishes of Ag.Nikolaos and Ag. Demetrios of Litohoro

Educational & Cultural Foundation “St. Gregory Palamas”

Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics of AUTH