Accretion, at rates substantially in excess of the Eddington limit, is implicated in tidal disruption events, gamma-ray bursts, some X-ray binaries and supermassive black hole formation. Despite this ubiquity, the physical principles that govern hyper-accretion remain to be determined. Recent advances in numerical radiation hydrodynamics, along with observations of the time-dependence of hyper-accreting flows following tidal disruptions, offer new opportunities to make progress. The workshop is intended to facilitate interaction between observers and theorists working on hyper-accretion in different astrophysical systems, and to identify new directions for future research.
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