Mission statement

Stellar evolution is at the crossroad of many topical subjects in astrophysics as for instance, the first stellar generations in the Universe, the mechanism of star formation, the progenitors of the different types of supernovae and of the Gamma Ray Bursts, the origin of black holes and pulsars, the chemical evolution of the galaxies, the heating sources of the interstellar medium, the sources of dust in the Universe, to only cite a few of them.

In the coming years the advent of new facilities as ALMA or the ELT, the developments in helio- and asteroseismology, will reveal new aspects of the evolution of stars and will allow to build stronger connection between fundamental physical processes, the evolution of stars and that of the galaxies.

This network has for aim to offer a possibility for all the researchers in Switzerland working in the area of stellar physics and evolution to exchange information on their works and on the new developments in this field, to benefit from the experience acquired in Switzerland in various domains as for instance in numerical technics or in preparing observing runs, to prepare the community for the advent of future observation facilities (as for instance ALMA) and finally to offer a platform for organizing conferences, lectures in this area of research.

Other swiss astronomy networks

 Solar Science
 Galaxy Formation and Cosmology
 Planet Formation and Discovery