The First Harvard-Smithsonian Conference on Theoretical Astrophysics:

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Sponsored by Raymond and Beverly Sackler
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Links to Audio Recordings and Viewgraphs of Talks.



Program:

Session 1: The High-Redshift Universe: Theoretical overview

Martin Rees : End of the Dark Ages and Reionization: Overview Viewgraphs Audio
Abraham Loeb: Properties of the First Sources of Light Viewgraphs Audio
Simon White: Simulations and Modeling of Galaxy Formation Viewgraphs Audio
Session 2: The High-Redshift Universe: Observations
Charles Steidel: Star-Forming Galaxies at z=1-5: Connection to Large Scale Structure Viewgraphs Audio
Mark Dickinson: The Hubble Deep Fields
Arjun Dey: What We Will Know About z>5 Prior to NGST		 Viewgraphs Audio
Antoinette Songaila: The Chemical Evolution of the Universe Viewgraphs Audio
Amy Barger: Multi-Wavelength Observations of Obscured Regions Viewgraphs Audio
Hyron Spinrad: Observations of the High-z Universe: Overview and Perspective Viewgraphs Audio
Lennox Cowie: The Hawaii Deep Surveys Viewgraphs Audio
Xiaohui Fan: High Redshift Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Viewgraphs Audio
Robert Kirshner: High-Redshift Supernovae Viewgraphs Audio
Neta Bahcall: Redshift Evolution of Galaxy Clusters Viewgraphs Audio
Session 3: Feedback on the Intergalactic Medium
Jordi Miralda-Escude: Reionization: Overview Viewgraphs Audio
Piero Madau: Star and Quasar Formation Histories and Reionization Viewgraphs Audio
Michael Shull: Emission Spectrum and UV Escape Fraction of the First Stars Viewgraphs Audio
Rachel Somerville: Semi-Analytic Modeling of High-Redshift Galaxies Viewgraphs Audio
Joseph Silk: Feedback from AGN Outflows Viewgraphs Audio
Andrea Ferrara: Feedback from Supernova Outflows Viewgraphs Audio
Session 4: Numerical Simulations
Lars Hernquist: Evolution of the Intergalactic Medium Viewgraphs Audio
Jeremiah Ostriker: Simulations of the First Objects: Overview Viewgraphs Audio
Michael Norman: Fragmentation of the First Baryonic Objects Viewgraphs Audio
Nickolay Gnedin: Simulations of Reionization Viewgraphs Audio
Session 5: Cosmic Microwave Background
Martin White: Secondary Effects of Reionization Viewgraphs Audio
Andrew Lange: Results from BOOMERANG and Other Ground-Based Experiments Viewgraphs Audio
John Carlstrom: Interfereometric Observations of CMB Anisotropy Viewgraphs Audio
Suzanne Staggs:The Future of Polarization Experiments Viewgraphs Audio
Session 6: Specific Sources
Avery Meiksin: 21 cm Emission Viewgraphs Audio
Volker Bromm: Simulations of the Formation of the First Stars Viewgraphs Audio
Zoltan Haiman: Empirical Signatures of the First Stars and Quasars Viewgraphs Audio
Rennan Barkana: Physical Properties of the First Galaxies Viewgraphs Audio
Martin Haehnelt: Models of the Evolution of Quasars Viewgraphs Audio
Peter Meszaros: Gamma-Ray Bursts: Overview Viewgraphs Audio
Eli Waxman: Cosmological Sources of High Energy Particles Viewgraphs Audio
Tom Abel: Fragmentation of the First Objects Viewgraphs Audio
Session 7: Next Generation Telescopes
Wallace Sargent: The Future of Large Ground-Based Optical/IR Telescopes Viewgraphs Audio
David Wilner: Probing High Redshifts with the Sub-Millimeter Array Viewgraphs Audio
Andrew Blain: The Future of Far-IR --> mm Studies of the High Redshift Universe Viewgraphs Audio
Harvey Butcher: Probing High-Redshifts with the Square Kilometer Array Viewgraphs Audio
Richard Mushotzky: The Present and Future of X-Ray Telescopes Viewgraphs Audio
Peter Stockman: The Next Generation Space Telescope: Scientific Overview Viewgraphs Audio
John Mather: The Next Generation Space Telescope: Technology Development Viewgraphs Audio