Registration for Conference, "The Quantum, the Thermal and the Gravitational Reconciled: Physics and Philosophy in the Varied Landscape of the Intersections" (MCMP/LMU Munich, 24.-26. June 2022)

[Erik Curiel]

"The Quantum, the Thermal and the Gravitational Reconciled: Physics and 
Philosophy in the Varied Landscape of the Intersections"

MCMP, LMU Munich
24.-26. June 2022

https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/qtgr2022/index.html

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Quantum, thermal, and gravitational theories constitute the three great 
pillars of modern fundamental physics.  Each is, prima facie, 
conceptually and physically independent of the other two, and finds its 
application in regimes well separated from those of the others.  Indeed, 
central principles of each are in manifest tension with those of the 
other, if not outright contradiction: general relativity admits causal 
and topological structures seemingly inconsistent with quantum 
mechanical dynamics; the superpositions of quantum mechanics conflict 
with general relativity's fixed causal structures; and both are in 
manifest tension if not outright contradiction with the most 
characteristic features of thermodynamics, viz., irreversibility and 
temporal asymmetry.  It is thus of paramount importance that we 
investigate how our three best, most fundamental theories fit together, 
if indeed they do at all.  In the past and in recent times, physicists 
and philosophers have worked together in remarkably fruitful ways in 
each of the three fundamental fields.  This conference will explore 
these philosophical and foundational issues that arise where two or more 
of these three frameworks intersect.  Our aim is to foster such 
collaboration at the intersections of the three.  As such, we will be 
guided by the irenic spirit (and person) of Jeremy Butterfield, whose 
work, magisterially spanning these topics, has inspired and continues to 
inspire, all of us.

*Confirmed Speakers*

- Guido Bacciagaluppi, Utrecht University 
<https://www.uu.nl/staff/GBacciagaluppi>
- Harvey Brown, University of Oxford <https://users.ox.ac.uk/~brownhr>
- Fay Dowker, Imperial College London 
<https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/f.dowker>
- Flaminia Giacomini, Perimeter Institute 
<https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/flaminia-giacomini>
- Stephan Hartmann, LMU Munich <http://www.stephanhartmann.org>
- Klaas Landsman, Radboud University <https://www.ru.nl/personen/landsman-n>
- Dennis Lehmkuhl, University of Bonn 
<https://www.history-and-philosophy-of-physics.com/dennis-lehmkuhl.html>
- Michela Massimi, University of Edinburgh 
<https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/michela-massimi>
- John Norton, University of Pittsburgh 
<https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/jdnorton.html>
- Kasia Rejzner, University of York <https://rejzner.com>
- Jos Uffink, University of Minnesota 
<https://experts.umn.edu/en/persons/jos-uffink>
- Francesca Vidotto, University of Western Ontario 
<https://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/people/vidotto.html>
- Lena Zuchowski, University of Salzburg


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REGISTRATION:

Public-health conditions permitting, we plan to hold the conference 
in-person, with no video connections, although the talks and Q&A will be 
recorded (pending agreement by the speakers).  Please send registration 
requests by 29 May 2022 using the following form: 
https://forms.gle/aNk8ujNmaPK1woCT6

The fees for the conference and dinner are as follows.

- Senior researchers with permanent positions (associate and full 
professors, etc.): conference fee EUR 40
- Junior researchers (assistant professors, post-docs, etc.): conference 
fee EUR 25
- Students (bachelors, masters, doctoral, etc.): no conference fee
- Conference dinner (for everyone): EUR 30

We are committed to fostering diversity and equality in our programs. 
The conference will be organized and run under the MCMP's code of 
conduct 
<http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/event-policy/index.html>. 



*Organizers*

* Erik Curiel, MCMP/LMU Munich
<http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/faculty/curiel/index.html>
* Sebastian De Haro, University of Amsterdam
<https://www.uva.nl/profiel/h/a/s.deharoolle/s.de-haro-olle.html>
* Bryan Roberts, London School of Economics 
<https://personal.lse.ac.uk/robert49>
* Katie Robertson, University of Birmingham 
<https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/philosophy/robertson-katie.aspx>



*Acknowledgments*

The conference is organized and supported by the Munich Center for 
Mathematical Philosophy (LMU Munich) 
<http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html>.  Gefördert 
durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).  (Funded by the German 
Research Foundation (DFG).)

-- 
Erik Curiel
http://strangebeautiful.com

Assistant Professor
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de

BHI Research Fellow
Black Hole Initiative
Harvard University
http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu