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September 2016

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Fwd: [quantum-foundations] About the quantum foundations list
by Erik Curiel Sept. 30, 2016

Sept. 30, 2016

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [quantum-foundations] About the quantum foundations list Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:29:40 +0100 From: Jamie Vicary <jamie.vicary(a)cs.ox.ac.uk> Reply-To: jamie.vicary(a)cs.ox.ac.uk To: quantum-foundations <quantum-foundations(a)maillist.ox.ac.uk> Dear list members, This quantum foundations list was set up in 2010 by Bob Coecke and Jamie Vicary with about 300 people (the contents of Bob's address book!), and has since grown to almost 1000 subscribers. It's been great to see the community grow over the years, with the list currently distributing around 100 messages a year to announce workshops, conferences and job opportunities. To post a message, send an email directly to <quantum-foundations(a)maillist.ox.ac.uk>, and it will be distributed once it's been approved by a moderator. At the start of the academic year, now is a great time to make sure everyone in your research group is a member, so please consider forwarding this message to your local list. Subscribing is easy: just send a blank email to <quantum-foundations-subscribe(a)maillist.ox.ac.uk>. Best wishes, Jamie

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Causal Horizons Workshop (Bristol/MCMP, 11 Jan 2016)
by Erik Curiel Sept. 27, 2016

Sept. 27, 2016

CAUSAL HORIZONS First Annual Joint Bristol/MCMP Workshop on the Foundations of Physics Cotham House, University of Bristol, 11 Jan 2016 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ias/diary/2016/causal-horizons-in-physics.html ********************************************* The idea of a causal horizon---a boundary for causal influence and processes---plays a fundamental role not only in contemporary spacetime theory, but in recent years has ramified into foundational work in other areas of theoretical physics from solid-state and fluid dynamics to Bose-Einstein condensates and laser optics. In particular, causal horizons ground much contemporary work in the investigation of the relationship between gravity and thermodynamics, and Unruh's analogue models of black holes, including the recent experimental detection of analogue Hawking radiation. This workshop will bring together physicists and philosophers to explore and discuss many of these issues. ********************************************* INVITED SPEAKERS: * Eli Cohen (Bristol, Physics) * Erik Curiel (MCMP, LMU Munich) * Ralf Schützhold (Duisburg-Essen, Physics) * Karim Thébault (Bristol, Philosophy) * Bill Unruh (British Columbia, Physics) * Silke Weinfurtner [tbc] (Nottingham, Physics). ********************************************* REGISTRATION: Please send registration requests to the co-organizer Erik Curiel <erik.curiel(a)lmu.de> by 04 Jan 2017. The email should have the subject: "register causal horizons". Also please indicate whether you plan to attend the workshop dinner the evening of 11 Jan, on a dutch-treat basis. There are no fees for attending the conference. ********************************************* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Supported by the Bristol Institute for Advanced Studies and the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. ********************************************* CO-ORGANIZERS: Erik Curiel <erik.curiel(a)lmu.de>, MCMP (LMU Munich) Karim Thébault <karim.thebault(a)bristol.ac.uk>, University of Bristol, Philosophy Faculty -- Erik Curiel Assistant Professor Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Lehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie Fakultät für Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Ludwigstraße 31 80539 München, Deutschland BHI Research Fellow Black Hole Initiative Harvard University 20 Garden Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 USA http://strangebeautiful.com

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