*********************************************************************** QUANTUM COMPUTATION, QUANTUM INFORMATION, AND THE EXACT SCIENCES LMU Munich 30-31 January 2015 http://www.qcompinfo2015.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de *********************************************************************** Quantum computation and quantum information theory (QCIT) are two burgeoning fields which are concerned with the ways in which the resources of quantum mechanics can be used to develop algorithms and protocols for handling information faster and more efficiently than is possible using conventional means. Since quantum computation and information theory combine and connect concepts from physics, mathematics, computer science, and information theory, they promise to illuminate the foundations of all of these sciences. The aim of this conference is to explore these connections; i.e., between the philosophy and foundations of quantum computation and information theory, and more traditional philosophical and foundational questions in these and other of the so-called "exact sciences." Some of the particular topics we aim to consider include: QCIT's relevance for our understanding of the structure and axiomatics of quantum theory; QCIT's relevance for our understanding of physical conceptions of computation and/or information; alternative formalisms and mathematical frameworks for characterising QCIT; methodological differences and commonalities between QCIT and more traditional approaches to the exact sciences; the metaphysical significance (or lack thereof) of the concepts and operational definitions of QCIT. KEYNOTE TALKS: - Hans Briegel: Towards quantum artificial intelligence - Leah Henderson: Quantum information theory and the quantum state - Rüdiger Schack: QBism and the Born rule - Christopher Timpson: Quantum Information: ontological and conceptual aspects CONTRIBUTED TALKS: - Gemma De Las Cuevas, Toby Cubitt, David Perez-Garcia and Michael M. Wolf: Fundamental limitations of purification problems - Lucas Dunlap: Would the Existence of CTCs Allow for Nonlocal Signaling? - Adrien Feix and Časlav Brukner: Superposition of causal ordering between parties as a communication complexity resource - Sam Fletcher: The Physical Basis of Computation and Computational Complexity - Hector Freytes and Giuseppe Sergioli: Non-Separability in the Representation of Fuzzy Structures in Quantum Computation - Alexei Grinbaum: If the observer is defined informationally, what is quantum theory? - Ronnie Hermens: The relevance of Gleason’s Theorem for Bayesian interpretations of quantum probabilities - Gerd Niestegge: Non-classical conditional probability, quantum measurement, and the no-cloning theorem - Vasil Penchev: Quantum information as the information of infinite series - Kohtaro Tadaki: A Refinement of Quantum Mechanics by Algorithmic Randomness DATES AND REGISTRATION: Conference Date: January 30-31, 2015 Everyone is welcome to attend, for a modest registration fee of 50€ (30€ for graduate students). Note that the fee includes the conference dinner on the evening of January 30. Please e-mail one of the organizers in advance if you would like to attend the conference. ORGANIZERS: Michael Cuffaro <Michael.Cuffaro@lmu.de> Samuel Fletcher <Samuel.Fletcher@lrz.uni-muenchen.de> Johannes Kofler <johannes.kofler@mpq.mpg.de>