February 2016 - philphysmunich

Fwd: [ASC] Reminder: Next week lectures by Alain Connes on noncommutative geometry and physics
by Adam Caulton Feb. 26, 2016

Feb. 26, 2016

Dear all, Alain Connes will be giving a series of lectures Tues-Thurs next week; details below. Very best, Adam > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Michael Haack <Michael.Haack(a)physik.lmu.de> > Subject: [ASC] Reminder: Next week lectures by Alain Connes on noncommutative geometry and physics > Date: February 26, 2016 at 9:01:42 AM GMT+1 > To: ASC-Mailinglist <asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de>, ls-luest(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de, cosmology(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de > > Dear all, > > I would like to remind you that Fields Medalist Alain Connes (Collège de France, IHES and Ohio State University) will give a set of 3 lectures on "Noncommutative geometry and physics“ next week, March 1-3. The schedule is > Lecture 1: Tuesday, March 1, at 4:15 pm - Room A348/349 > Lecture 2: Wednesday, March 2, at 2:15 pm - Room A348/349 > Lecture 3: Thursday, March 3, at 10:15 am - Room A348/349 > Alain told me that he would cover the spectral approach to the Standard Model coupled to gravity as well as the thermal time hypothesis. Moreover, he might discuss the link with number theory if time permits. > > Best regards, > Michael Haack > > > _______________________________________________ > asc-list mailing list > asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de > https://lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de/mailman/listinfo/asc-list

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Fwd: [ASC] Talk by Peter Prelovsek / Feb 25, 2016
by Adam Caulton Feb. 22, 2016

Feb. 22, 2016

Dear all, Just in case of interest... > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Cordula.Weber" <Cordula.Weber(a)physik.uni-muenchen.de> > Subject: [ASC] Talk by Peter Prelovsek / Feb 25, 2016 > Date: February 22, 2016 at 10:37:02 AM GMT+1 > To: "asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de" <asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de>, "Linder, Liane" <Liane.Lindner(a)wsi.tum.de>, "Neufang, Daniela " <daniela.neufang(a)ph.tum.de>, "andrea.kluth(a)mpq.mpg.de" <andrea.kluth(a)mpq.mpg.de>, webmaster-tssp <webmaster-tssp(a)physik.lmu.de>, "Kecskesi , Ildiko" <I.Kecskesi(a)lmu.de>, "zareva(a)cens.de" <zareva(a)cens.de>, Rüter-Stimpfle, Margarita <Rueter-Stimpfle(a)physik.uni-muenchen.de>, "Mayerl, Silke" <Silke.Mayerl(a)physik.uni-muenchen.de>, Claudia Kleylein <Claudia.Kleylein(a)physik.uni-muenchen.de> > > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen > > Cordula Weber > > Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München > Fakultät für Physik > Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Nanophysik > Sekretariat Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schollwöck / Prof. Dr. Lode Pollet > > Theresienstr. 37 / R. 408 > 80333 München > > Tel.: +49-(0) 89-2180-4116 > Fax: +49-(0) 89-2180-16583 > Email: Cordula.Weber(a)physik.uni-muenchen.de > > Bürozeiten: > Montags bis Donnerstags 8:30 - 13:00 Uhr > > > _______________________________________________ > asc-list mailing list > asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de > https://lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de/mailman/listinfo/asc-list

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Fwd: Invitation "Science Education, Culture and Scientific Reasoning" on 7 March 2016
by Adam Caulton Feb. 19, 2016

Feb. 19, 2016

Dear all, The following lecture may be of interest. Very best, Adam > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Invitation "Science Education, Culture and Scientific Reasoning" on 7 March 2016 > Date: 2016-02-18 16:28 > From: CAS LMU <info(a)cas.lmu.de> > To: info(a)cas.lmu.de > > > > The Center for Advanced Studies der LMU (CASLMU) cordially invites you > to the lecture of > > PROFESSOR JONATHAN OSBORNE (HARVARD). > > On MONDAY, 7 March 2016 at 18.15H > > he will talk about > > “SCIENCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING” > > at the Center in Seestraße 13. > > Talk and discussion will be moderated by PROF. DR. FRANK FISCHER. > > REGISTRATION: INFO(a)CAS.LMU.DE or 089/2180-72080. > > * > * > * > *

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LIGO experiment results -- today at 21.00
by Adam Caulton Feb. 11, 2016

Feb. 11, 2016

Dear all, As you may now, today is the day of the press conference for the LIGO experiment to detect gravitational waves. You may not know that the conference is being streamed live on YouTube at 21.00 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIGN8Tyk-zQ Very best, Adam

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Fwd: [ASC] First announcement: Lecture Series at ASC by Fields Medalist Alain Connes
by Erik Curiel Feb. 10, 2016

Feb. 10, 2016

Anyone interested in mind-blowing possible new directions in theoretical physics, and wildly entertaining talks, should definitely go to see Alain Connes, the great mathematician and mathematical physicist: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ASC] First announcement: Lecture Series at ASC by Fields Medalist Alain Connes Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:00:57 +0100 From: Michael Haack <Michael.Haack(a)physik.lmu.de> To: ASC-Mailinglist <asc-list(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de>, ls-luest(a)lists.physik.uni-muenchen.de Dear all, Fields Medalist Alain Connes (CollÃ¨ge de France, IHES and Ohio State University) will give a set of 3 lectures on "Noncommutative geometry and physics", March 1-3. The schedule can be found here: https://www.theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/activities/special_lecture_s/lec… Please save the dates. Best regards, Michael Haack

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Talk by Farr at MCMP (Wed. 20th)
by Dardashti, Radin Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

Speaker: Matt Farr (University of Queensland) Date: Wed., Jan. 20 Location: Ludwigstr. 31, ground floor, room 021 Time: 16:15 -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 17:45 Title: Causation and Time Reversal Abstract: What would it be for a process to happen ‘backwards’ in time? Would such a process involve different causal relations? On a standard interpretation of time reversal, time reversal symmetric theories radically underdetermine causal relations between events. This has led many to imply that time reversal symmetry motivates eliminativism about causation. This paper assesses the compatibility of time reversal symmetry with causation by asking whether causal relations ought to invert under the action of time reversal or remain invariant. I show that in neither case is there an incompatibility between time reversal symmetry and causation and hence time reversal symmetric theories pose no special problem for causality. I argue for a ‘non-causal’ interpretation of time reversal, whereby time reversal does not invert causal relations, and assess the consequences of this interpretation for the epistemology and metaphysics of causation.

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