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Welcome to the Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics

CSPA was established in 2001 to act as a focus for stellar and planetary research within the Australian astronomical community.

Our areas of interest include:

  • Stellar and Planetary Dynamics and Formation
  • Stellar interiors and Nucleosynthesis
  • General Relativity
  • Solar physics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • High Energy Astrophysics

Information for prospective students


Recent Publications:

Smooth lattice construction of the Oppenheimer-Snyder spacetime,
Brewin, Leo; Kajtar, Jules; Physical Review D, vol. 80, Issue 10, id. 104004

Smoothed Particle Magnetohydrodynamics - IV. Using the vector potential,
Price, Daniel J.; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Online Early

Rb-Rich Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars in the Magellanic Clouds,
García-Hernández, D. A.; Manchado, A.; Lambert, D. L.; Plez, B.; García-Lario, P.; D'Antona, F.; Lugaro, M.; Karakas, A. I.; van Raai, M. A. ; The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 705, Issue 1, pp. L31-L35 (2009).

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News from CSPA

Monash to host Fermi Data Analysis Workshop

Congratulations to Daniel Price on his 'Victorian Young Tall Poppy Award'

CSPA provides input for new government space portal.

Congratulations to Diana Besliu-Ionescu on the arrival of her daughter (weight 3.5kg), born 29th June 2009.

CSPA Solar physicist quoted in Sydney Morning Herald climate debate

Next colloquium:

Naoki Itoh (Sophia University, Tokyo)
"TBC"

3pm, Wednesday 27 January
Maths, Rm. 345

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