Event details

Date
June 29, 2026  – July 3, 2026
Location
Haus Sexten - Via Dolomiti 45, 39030, Sexten

Scientific Rationale

On the faint end of the transient universe (classical) novae are by far the most common events, but among the least studied. Still, thanks to the state of the art space and ground instrumentation, our understanding of novae has improved and their broad picture has grown in complexity. After about a decade from the last international conference on this class of objects, it is time to reconvene to discuss the advancements, compare facts, pin down essential unresolved questions and define new strategies and approaches toward their solution (or surprising discoveries). The progenitor, the outburst, the recovery from the event, the environment, the remnant, the chemical enrichment, and the novae across time are all subjects that the Sesto conference aims to tackle.

DEFINED TOPICS:
Novae in the context of CV evolution; Extragalactic novae (rate, population); Surveys and classification; Chemical evolution and population synthesis as related to CN and CV; Nuclear-hydrodynamics in novae; WD growth and its ultimate fate; Multiwavelength observations of novae; Super remnant (detection and implications); Molecular observations of nova remnants; Interpretation of observations; Hydrodynamic of nova ejecta; What makes RN irregular recurrents; Evolving accretion rates and the (next) outburst development

Organizers

SOC: Akira Arai; Laura Chomiuk; Matt Darnley; Yael Hillman; Tiina Liimets; Elena Mason; Przemek Mroz; Kim Page; Gloria Sala; Simone Scaringi; ; Steven Shore; Claus Tappert.
LOC: Mason Elena, Deconi Gabriella, Watschinger Fabian

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360 Eur
Workshop code for bus and payment
OBS26