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Summer School "Particle Physics at the Crossraods"
by Wolfgang Pietsch Nov. 28, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017

Perhaps of interest to the group. In case of questions please contact Adrian Wüthrich (adrian.wuethrich(a)tu-berlin.de) ----------- Summer School "Particle Physics at the Crossroads" Call for Applications (deadline 31 January 2018) The Research Unit "Epistemology of the LHC" invites applications for the Summer School "Particle Physics at the Crossroads: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Particle Physics" taking place 23-30 July 2018 in Wuppertal (Germany). With the discovery of the Higgs boson, the last missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics has been found. The “hunt” for the Standard Model particles has thus come to an end and new aims and challenges will take centre stage in the practice of particle physics: precision measurements of the Standard Model’s parameters, the search for particles beyond the Standard Model, motivated in part by cosmological evidence, and the exploration of yet uncharted experimental and theoretical territory. To meet these challenges ever more sophisticated and larger experimental facilities will be required as well as an ever more critical assessment of the virtues and shortcomings of various theoretical proposals. A better understanding of this new phase of particle physics calls for a concerted effort of physics and the social sciences reflecting on it. Confirmed speakers are John Ellis, Ollof Hallonsten, Rafaela Hillerbrand, Martina Merz, Margarete Mühlleitner, Chris Smeenk, Kent Staley, Friedrich Steinle, Catherine Westfall and Christian Zeitnitz. We invite up to 30 advanced students and early career researchers from the history, philosophy, and sociology of physics, as well as from physics itself to participate. The application process will be competitive and participants will be selected according to qualification and research interests. To apply, please send the following material in a single pdf file to SummerSchool.ELHC(a)uni-wuppertal.de: - a letter of motivation, no longer than two pages, - a cv in tabular form, - a list of publications (if available), and - two academic references, i.e. contact details of two professors or established researchers who are willing to comment on your qualifications A selection of participants will be able to give short presentations of their own work as part of the school. The presentations will be followed by a commentary from a member of the Research Unit. In case you intend to give a presentation, you should add to your application: - the title of your talk, and - a short abstract (between 300 and 500 words) We offer a small number of stipends to participants with limited financing. To apply for a stipend, please also prepare and submit a letter, no longer than one page, explaining your financial situation. Upon request, the participants will receive a confirmation that the summer school is equivalent to a workload of 2 ECTS. For further information and practical details, please refer to http://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php?id=1182 or contact the organizers Adrian Wüthrich and Florian Boge using the email address SummerSchool.ELHC(a)uni-wuppertal.de

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Forschungsprojekt zu Erwartungen an Internetanwendungen
by Steint＠students.uni-marburg.de July 22, 2017

July 22, 2017

Liebe Studierende, wir entwickeln im Rahmen unserer Master-Abschlussarbeit im Studiengang Psychologie einen Fragebogen zu Erwartungen an bestimmte Anwendungen im Internet. Das Ausfüllen des Fragebogens dauert insgesamt ca. 15 Minuten. Am Ende haben Sie die Möglichkeit, an der Verlosung von 4 Amazon-Gutscheinen im Wert von 25,-€ teilzunehmen. Wir bitten Sie recht herzlich, sich dafür Zeit zu nehmen. Mit dem folgenden Link kommen Sie zur Studie: https://www.soscisurvey.de/InternetErwartungen/?r=UV_ppm Vielen Dank im Voraus! Alexander Keßler (B.Sc. Psychologie), Manuel Mennig (B.Sc. Psychologie) und Torben Stein (B.Sc. Psychologie) Betreuerinnen: Dipl.-Psych. S. Sophia Tennie AG Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie am Fachbereich Psychologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg PD Dr. Antonia Barke AG Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie am Fachbereich Psychologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg Gutenbergstr. 18 35032 Marburg

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Call for abstracts: The Second Law of Thermodynamics, September 1-2, 2017 at LMU Munich
by Erik Curiel April 7, 2017

April 7, 2017

THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS Munich Center For Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich 01-02 Sep 2017 http://www.secondlaw2017.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/ ********************************************* The attempt to understand the Second Law of thermodynamics occupies a central role in the foundations of physics: not only is it of great importance in its own right, but it also ramifies into a host of other problems of fundamental physical and philosophical import, from the arrow of time and the nature of spacetime to issues of probability, causality, predictability, and determinism, and even to the nature of memory and agency. This will be the first major conference since the 1950s to address all foundational issues associated with the Second Law, and to try to examine how they all bear on each other. Invited physicists and philosophers will be chosen to represent issues pertaining to the Second Law from many different fields in physics and philosophy (classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, gravity), in an attempt to foster a dialogue among those addressing problems associated with the Second Law in the different fields. Such a gathering will spur new, innovative approaches to the problem, as well as connecting and invigorating work on existing approaches. It will also provide young researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art of this central field of research, and established researchers with a comprehensive overview. Specific questions we want the conference to address include (but are not limited to): 1. What is the nature of the Second Law as a physical principle? 2. What connection, if any, does the Second Law have to the idea of the arrow (or arrows) of time? 3. Can the Second Law be derived from statistical mechanics? 4. What is the nature of entropy as a physical quantity? 5. How does the Second Law bear on the possibility of prediction and retrodiction, and on approaches to a proper understanding of causality, modality, and probability? 6. How does the Second Law bear on the ideas of memory and agency? 7. What can we learn from the historical treatment of the Second Law? 8. What role, if any, can the Second Law have in quantum theory? Does the proper analysis of the Second Law require quantum mechanics? 9. Given the centrality of black-hole thermodynamics in contemporary theoretical physics, how ought we to understand the claim that black holes are thermodynamical objects, and what may that tell us about the nature of spacetime? ********************************************* CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: We invite the submission of paper abstracts for the conference. Abstracts should include a title, a brief abstract (up to 200 words), and a full abstract (up to 1000 words), blinded for peer review. They should be PDF files, submitted to the conference's EasyChair account (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=seclaw2017) We will select 4 submissions for presentation at the conference. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 01 May 2017 DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 31 May 2017 We plan to publish the proceedings of the conference as a special issue of a leading journal (e.g., *Foundations of Physics*). Depending on the funding situation, it is likely that the conference organizers will be able to partly subsidize the traveling and accommodation costs for those whose submitted abstracts are accepted, or even to cover all costs. This will be determined by the end of the summer. We are committed to fostering diversity and equality in our programs. Submissions from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome. 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) ********************************************* INVITED SPEAKERS: * Alison Fernandes (Pitt/Warwick) * Robert Geroch (Chicago) * Giovanni Valente (Pitt/MCMP, LMU Munich) * Aron Wall (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton/Stanford) * David Wallace (University of Southern California) * Charlotte Werndl (Salzburg) ********************************************* REGISTRATION: Please send registration requests by 15 Aug 2017 to the co-organizer Neil Dewar (neil.dewar(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de) The email should have the subject: "register second law" and contain your name and affiliation as you would like it to appear on your conference name-tag. Also please indicate whether you plan to attend the conference dinner (01 Sep, 2017). 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 15; dinner EUR 25 Students (masters, doctoral, etc.): no conference fee Cost for conference dinner (everyone): EUR 30 ********************************************* PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Harvey Brown (Oxford), Craig Callender (UCSD), Erik Curiel (MCMP, LMU Munich), Neil Dewar (MCMP, LMU Munich), Alison Fernandes (Pitt/Warwick), Robert Geroch (Chicago), Leah Henderson (Groningen), Patricia Palacios (MCMP, LMU Munich), Jos Uffink (Minnesota), Giovanni Valente (Pitt/MCMP, LMU Munich), Aron Wall (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton/Stanford), David Wallace (University of Southern California), Charlotte Werndl (Salzburg) ********************************************* Please direct any inquiry to the co-organizers: Erik Curiel (erik.curiel(a)lmu.de) and Neil Dewar (neil.dewar(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de) -- Erik Curiel http://strangebeautiful.com Assistant Professor Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Lehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie Fakultät für Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Ludwigstraße 31 80539 München, Deutschland http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de BHI Research Fellow Black Hole Initiative Harvard University 20 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu

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CFA: The Second Law of Thermodynamics (MCMP/LMU Munich, 01-02 Sep 2017)
by Erik Curiel Feb. 22, 2017

Feb. 22, 2017

Call for Abstracts THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS Munich Center For Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich 01-02 Sep 2017 http://www.lmu.de/secondlaw2017 ********************************************* The attempt to understand the Second Law of thermodynamics occupies a central role in the foundations of physics: not only is it of great importance in its own right, but it also ramifies into a host of other problems of fundamental physical and philosophical import, from the arrow of time and the nature of spacetime to issues of probability, causality, predictability, and determinism, and even to the nature of memory and agency. This will be the first major conference since the 1950s to address all foundational issues associated with the Second Law, and to try to examine how they all bear on each other. Invited physicists and philosophers will be chosen to represent issues pertaining to the Second Law from many different fields in physics and philosophy (classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, gravity), in an attempt to foster a dialogue among those addressing problems associated with the Second Law in the different fields. Such a gathering will spur new, innovative approaches to the problem, as well as connecting and invigorating work on existing approaches. It will also provide young researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art of this central field of research, and established researchers with a comprehensive overview. Specific questions we want the conference to address include (but are not limited to): 1. What is the nature of the Second Law as a physical principle? 2. What connection, if any, does the Second Law have to the idea of the arrow (or arrows) of time? 3. Can the Second Law be derived from statistical mechanics? 4. What is the nature of entropy as a physical quantity? 5. How does the Second Law bear on the possibility of prediction and retrodiction, and on approaches to a proper understanding of causality, modality, and probability? 6. How does the Second Law bear on the ideas of memory and agency? 7. What can we learn from the historical treatment of the Second Law? 8. What role, if any, can the Second Law have in quantum theory? Does the proper analysis of the Second Law require quantum mechanics? 9. Given the centrality of black-hole thermodynamics in contemporary theoretical physics, how ought we to understand the claim that black holes are thermodynamical objects, and what may that tell us about the nature of spacetime? ********************************************* CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: We invite the submission of paper abstracts for the conference. Abstracts should include a title, a brief abstract (up to 200 words), and a full abstract (up to 1000 words), blinded for peer review. They should be PDF files, submitted to the conference's EasyChair account (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=seclaw2017) We will select 4 submissions for presentation at the conference. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 01 May 2017 DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 31 May 2017 We plan to publish the proceedings of the conference as a special issue of a leading journal (e.g., *Foundations of Physics*). Depending on the funding situation, it is likely that the conference organizers will be able to partly subsidize the traveling and accommodation costs for those whose submitted abstracts are accepted, or even to cover all costs. This will be determined by the end of the summer. We are committed to fostering diversity and equality in our programs. Submissions from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome. 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) ********************************************* INVITED SPEAKERS: * Alison Fernandes (Pitt/Warwick) * Robert Geroch (Chicago) * Giovanni Valente (Pitt/MCMP, LMU Munich) * Aron Wall (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton/Stanford) * David Wallace (University of Southern California) * Charlotte Werndl (Salzburg) ********************************************* REGISTRATION: Please send registration requests by 15 Aug 2017 to the co-organizer Neil Dewar (neil.dewar(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de) The email should have the subject: "register second law" and contain your name and affiliation as you would like it to appear on your conference name-tag. Also please indicate whether you plan to attend the conference dinner (01 Sep, 2017). The fees for the conference and dinner are as follows. Senior researchers with permanent positions (associate and full professors, etc.): conference fee EUR 30; dinner EUR 35 Junior researchers (assistant professors, post-docs, etc.): conference fee EUR 15; dinner EUR 25 Students (masters, doctoral, etc.): no conference fee; dinner EUR 15 ********************************************* PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Craig Callender (UCSD), Erik Curiel (MCMP, LMU Munich), Neil Dewar (MCMP, LMU Munich), Alison Fernandes (Pitt/Warwick), Robert Geroch (Chicago), Leah Henderson (Groningen), Patricia Palacios (MCMP, LMU Munich), Jos Uffink (Minnesota), Giovanni Valente (Pitt/MCMP, LMU Munich), Aron Wall (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton/Stanford), David Wallace (University of Southern California), Charlotte Werndl (Salzburg) ********************************************* Please direct any inquiry to the co-organizers: Erik Curiel (erik.curiel(a)lmu.de) and Neil Dewar (neil.dewar(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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CfP: Physics and Data; Philosophy of Physics
by Wolfgang Pietsch Dec. 13, 2016

Dec. 13, 2016

The Working Group Philosophy of Physics (AGPhil) of the German Physical Society (DPG) invites submissions for its annual workshop. Contributions on any topic in the philosophy of physics are welcome. The conference takes place at the University of Bremen from March 13 to 17, 2016, and will be part of the Annual Meeting of the DPG (http://bremen17.dpg-tagungen.de/index.html?set_language=en&cl=en) The AGPhil organizes a symposium Epistemology of Big Data in Physics on March 16-17. We plan an interdisciplinary exchange between philosophers and scientists working in areas of physics where large data sets arise, e.g. at CERN or in climate science. Confirmed speakers are thus far: Claus Beisbart (Bern), David Bresch (Zurich), Koray Karaca (Twente), Balázs Kégl (Paris), Johannes Lenhard (Bielefeld), and Wolfgang Pietsch (Munich). Contributions in this area are especially appreciated. The AGPhil also hosts a joint symposium on Cosmic Censorship with the DPG sections for gravitation and relativity, for theoretical and mathematical physics and the astronomical society (March 13). Invited speaker on behalf of the AGPhil is Eric Curiel (Munich). If you would like to present a paper, please submit an abstract of about 200 words by 8 January, 2016, using the online-form at https://www.dpg-tagung.de/hb17/submission.html?language=en We look forward to seeing you in Bremen! Meinard Kuhlmann, Wolfgang Pietsch -------------- Dr. Wolfgang Pietsch Lehrstuhl für Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie Munich Center for Technology in Society Technische Universität München Arcisstr. 21 D-80333 München, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)89 . 289 25366

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Fwd: BSPS Annual Conference (Edinburgh 13–14 July 2017)
by Erik Curiel Dec. 9, 2016

Dec. 9, 2016

At the request of the Secretary of the BSPS, I am forwarding this announcement. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *The British Society for the Philosophy of Science* <secretary(a)thebsps.org <mailto:secretary@thebsps.org>> Date: 9 December 2016 at 16:05 Subject: BSPS Annual Conference (Edinburgh 13–14 July 2017) To: karim.thebault(a)gmail.com <mailto:karim.thebault@gmail.com> The first call for abstracts for the 2017 BSPS Annual Conference. View this email in your browser <http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&id=96b0f36251…> Annual Conference 13–14 July 2017, University of Edinburgh Plenary Speakers Martin Kusch <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&…> (Vienna) Anya Plutynski <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79…> (Washington St. Louis) Michela Massimi <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79…> (Edinburgh) Christian Wüthrich <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79…> (Geneva) *Local organiser:* Mark Sprevak <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&…> The BSPS Annual conference <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&…> immediately precedes the 91st Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&…>. Call for Abstracts Submissions are invited from anyone with a scholarly interest in the philosophy of science. Submissions from graduate students and underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged. (Graduate bursaries will be available.) Papers may be on a wide selection of topics within the philosophy of science (see list below) and should be suitable for presentation in 20 minutes, which will allow 10 minutes discussion. Abstracts should be received no later than *Monday 6th February 2017*. Abstracts will be anonymously refereed, and successful contributors notified by early April. We do not anticipate being able to share referees’ comments. List of Topics: 1. General philosophy of science 2. Philosophy of the physical sciences 3. Philosophy of the life sciences 4. Philosophy of the cognitive sciences 5. Philosophy of the social sciences 6. Formal philosophy of science 7. Integrated history, philosophy, and social studies of science 8. Science and values Submission Instructions To submit your abstract, go to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bsps2017 <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79…> * Log in (create an account if you do not already have one) * Select ‘New Submission’ and enter the requested information, including the title of your paper. * Enter your abstract (in plain text, of no more than 1000 words) into the Abstract box. * Please prepare your abstract for anonymous refereeing. Bear in mind that referees will have to reach a judgement based only the information provided in the abstract. * Please select the topic (or topics) that best describe the area of your submission. * Finally, select ‘Submit’. For more information please email: <assistant(a)thebsps.org <mailto:assistant@thebsps.org>>. *PLEASE NOTE:* attendance at the conference is restricted to members of the BSPS. You may join the Society online here <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79…>. Accessibility Information The conference will take place in the John McIntyre Conference Centre <http://thebsps.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dac429e327f486e16c1a41c79&…>. All areas of the conference venue and accommodation are disabled accessible. About The Society The purpose of the Society is to study the logic, the methods, and the philosophy of science, as well as those of the various special sciences, including the social sciences. The Society holds an annual conference with invited speakers and contributed papers, as well as ordinary meetings running throughout the year at which invited speakers present a paper. 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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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First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics
by Adam Caulton Aug. 10, 2016

Aug. 10, 2016

(On behalf of Vesselin Petkov http://spacetimecentre.org/vpetkov/ <http://spacetimecentre.org/vpetkov/>) First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics Date: 15-18 May 2017 Location: Resort Albena, near Varna, Bulgaria Website: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/meetings/2017/ <http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/meetings/2017/> Contact: minkowski2017(a)minkowskiinstitute.org <mailto:minkowski2017@minkowskiinstitute.org> To mark the 110th anniversary of Hermann Minkowski’s two lectures in 1907, which presented the novel ideas and the mathematical formalism of the four-dimensional physics of spacetime (summarized in Minkowski’s famous lecture Space and Time a year later), the Minkowski Institute initiates a biennial series of meetings - Hermann Minkowski Meetings on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics. These meetings bring together experts on the foundations of spacetime physics as well as beginners in the field. In addition to technical papers on areas related to Minkowski’s contributions to the foundations of spacetime physics and on modern ramifications of his ideas, contributions on closely related topics will be also welcome – for example, on the history behind the discovery of the spacetime structure of the world and on conceptual issues. Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts of up to two pages (but not less than one page) should be emailed by Tuesday, January 31, 2017 to minkowski2017(a)minkowskiinstitute.org <mailto:minkowski2017@minkowskiinstitute.org>. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be given by Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Scientific Organizing Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University) Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) Valeria Ferrari (University of Rome “La Sapienza”) David Garfinkle (Okland University) Robert Geroch (University of Chicago) James Isenberg (University of Oregon) Claus Kiefer (University of Cologne) Vesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute) Carlo Rovelli (Centre de Physique Theorique de Luminy) Mairi Sakellariadou (King’s College London, University of London) James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine) Nick Woodhouse (University of Oxford, Clay Mathematics Institute) Christian Wüthrich (University of Geneva)

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WG: 5th HPS Tuebingen Summer School. Probability and Quantum Mechanics, with G. Bacciagaluppi (and a keynote by C. Fuchs)
by Wolfgang Pietsch April 18, 2016

April 18, 2016

Maybe of interest for some on the list. Best, Wolfgang -------- The <http://www.forum-scientiarum.uni-tuebingen.de/> Forum Scientiarum (University of Tuebingen) kindly invites 20 graduate students and young researchers in the field of philosophy, physics and mathematics, to apply for the 5th Summer School on the History and Philosophy of Science: Tuebingen, August 1st–August 5th, 2016 Probability and Quantum Mechanics five lectures by Guido Bacciagaluppi, Utrecht University and a keynote lecture by Christofer A. Fuchs, University of Massachusetts Boston. Application deadline: June 10th, 2015 poster <file:///\\Volumes\USB128Marco\Dropbox\HTML\summerschool\index.htm> There is no program fee. More details about the program and the application procedure are available at our website <https://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/marco.giovanelli/summerschool/> . We are looking forward to your applications! Best Regards, Marco Giovanelli

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