The 10th edition of the conference “The Physics of Neutron Stars” will be held this summer (July 28 – August 1) in St. Petersburg, Russia. St. Petersburg is a beautiful city with a great history and is home to the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute which is hosting the conference. Unfortunately, the political tension between Russia and USA/UE that escalated after the recent revolts in Ukraine has compromised the participation of some scientists at this event. The organizers have nonetheless made an excellent job in preparing a very exciting program.
This year I’ve been invited to talk about Observations of accretion powered X-ray pulsars. I have attended the 2011 edition and my talk can be watched here in three parts: part1 – part2 – part3.
This year I plan to provide a nearly realtime update (on the new Astrosplash Facebook page) about the most exciting news that will be presented in St. Petersburg. A summary of the conference will be posted here as well.
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