********************************************* The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites registration for the following event: Foundations of Observational, Classical and Semi-Classical Gravitational Physics and The Problem of Agency and Laws of Nature MCMP, LMU Munich 28-31 March 2023 https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/fndn... ********************************************* *Idea and Motivation* The conference of "Foundations of Gravitational Physics and The Problem of Agency and Laws of Nature" will address various topics in theoretical physics and foundations of physics, focusing on gravitational physics and on agency and physical laws. Invited physicists and philosophers have been chosen to represent different approaches to such topics (semi-classical gravity, holography, quantum gravity theories, foundations of physics) and to discuss different kinds of issues (locality, the nature of black hole entropy, approaches to the Information-Loss Paradox, the emergence of classicality in approaches to QG, quantum reference frames, epistemology and methodology of theory and of observation, ontology, inter alia), in an attempt to foster a dialogue among the different fields. Contributed talks from theoretical physicists, observational astronomers and philosophers will be chosen in part so as to complement the perspectives of the invited speakers. Such a gathering will spur new, innovative approaches to the above mentioned problems, 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 the various central fields of research, and established researchers with a comprehensive overview. * * *Confirmed Speakers * Ana Alonso Serrano, <https://www.aei.mpg.de/305032/ana-alonso-serrano> Goncalo Araujo-Regado <https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/person/ga365> Ali Barzegar <https://www.theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/lsluest/oriti_group/members/postd...> Jibril Ben Achour <https://www.theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/lsluest/oriti_group/members/postd...> Časlav Brukner <https://www.iqoqi-vienna.at/people/staff/caslav-brukner> Eugenia Colafranceschi <https://www.physics.ucsb.edu/people/eugenia-colafranceschi> Gemma De las Quevas <https://www.uibk.ac.at/th-physik/staff/de-las-cuevas/> Shep Doeleman <https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/shep-doeleman> John Dougherty <https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/faculty/dougherty_john/i...> Jamee Elder <https://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/jamee-elder> Felix Finster <https://www.uni-regensburg.de/mathematik/mathematik-1/startseite/index.html> Henrique Gomes <https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/people/henrique-de-andrade-gomes/> Anne-Catherine de la Hamette <https://www.iqoqi-vienna.at/people/staff/anne-catherine-de-la-hamette> Vincent Lam <https://www.philosophie.unibe.ch/about_us/staff/lam/index_eng.html> Niels Martens <https://martensniels.wordpress.com/> Prahar Mitra <https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/person/pm729> Siddharth Muthukrishnan <https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/phys/student_display.cfm?Person_ID=1036025> Ramesh Narayan <https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/people/ramesh-narayan> Daniele Pranzetti <https://inspirehep.net/authors/1052680> Renato Renner <https://itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.html?persid=59275> Marika Taylor <https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x927j/professor-marika-taylor> Jos Uffink <https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/jbuffink> * * *Registration and venue* The conference will be held in person at LMU Munich, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, room (D) Z003, 80539 München Please send registration requests by 15 March 2023 using the following form: https://forms.gle/gqaxG15547yoHfu1A There are no fees for the conference as well for the conference dinners. *Dates and Deadlines* Registration Deadline: 15 March 2023 Conference dinners will take place on Tuesday, the 28th of March and Thursday, the 30th of March. *Organizers* Erik Curiel <http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/faculty/curiel/index.html> Daniele Oriti <https://www.theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/lsluest/members/asc/sci_mem/oriti...> Manus Visser <https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/person/mv551> Aron Wall <https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/hep/person/aw846> For information about practical matters and registration, please contact one of the organisers. -- Erik Curiel http://strangebeautiful.com wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de Distinguished Scholar Black Hole Initiative Harvard University http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu Principal Investigator Quantum Information Structure of Spacetime Consortium https://www.qiss.fr