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New Directions in the Foundations of Physics
Palazzo dei Papi, Viterbo, Italy
May 24–26, 2019
Sponsored by the University of Maryland Philosophy Department, Georgetown University (Graduate School, Georgetown College, and Philosophy Department), Johns Hopkins University Philosophy Department, the Program in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, University of Minnesota, and the Institut für Philosophie, Leibniz Universität, Hannover.
Friday, May 24
Morning Session
Inflation: Pro and Con
Chair :
JAMES WEATHERALL
Logic and Philosophy of Science
UC-Irvine |
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9:30 - 10:50
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Big Bang vs Big Bounce, and how to take a stance |
ANNA IJJAS
Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard |
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10:50 - 11:10
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Coffee Break |
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11:10 - 12:30
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Why inflation is the worst theory of cosmology (except for all the other ones) |
WILL KINNEY
Physics, University of Buffalo |
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12:30 - 3:30 pm
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Lunch |
Afternoon Session
Quantum Dynamics of Spacetime
Chair :
CHRISTOPH LEHNER
Independent Scholar
Berlin |
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3:30 - 4:50
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A conceptual analysis of black hole entropy in string theory |
SEBASTIAN DE HARO
Amsterdam University College
University of Amsterdam |
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4:50 - 5:10
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Coffee Break |
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5:10 - 6:30
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Quantum spacetime: from principles to measurements |
FRANCESCA VIDOTTO
Theoretical Physics
UPV/EHU, Spain |
| 7:30 pm |
Dinner |
Saturday, May 25
Morning Session
Quantum Foundations
Chair :
ELEANOR KNOX
Philosophy
King's College, London |
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9:30 - 10:50
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Putting probabilities first: how Hilbert space generates and constrains them. |
MICHEL JANSSEN
MICHAEL JANAS
MICHAEL CUFFARO
HST & Physics
University of Minnesota
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10:50 - 11:10
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Coffee Break |
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11:10 - 12:30
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On formalisms and interpretations |
VERONIKA BAUMANN
Informatics
U della Svizzera Italiana |
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12:30 - 3:30 pm
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Lunch |
Afternoon Session
Quantum Theory and Beyond
Chair :
DENNIS DIEKS
History & Foundations of Math & Natural Sciences
Utrecht University |
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3:30 - 4:50
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Almost quantum correlations violate the ‘no-restriction’ hypothesis
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ANA BELEN SAINZ
Quantum Foundations
Perimeter Institute |
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4:50 - 5:10
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Coffee Break |
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5:10 - 6:30
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Quantum theory: no unitary ontology, no paradoxes |
MAURO D'ARIANO
Theoretical Physics
University of Pavia |
| 7:30 pm |
Dinner |
Sunday, May 26
Morning Session
Quantum Reference Frames and Quantum Thermal Machines
Chair :
STEPHAN HARTMANN
Center for Mathematical Philosophy
LMU, Münich |
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9:30 - 10:50
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Quantum mechanics and the covariance of physical laws in quantum reference frames
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FLAMINIA GIACOMINI
IQOQI
Austrian Academy of Sciences |
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10:50 - 11:10
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Coffee Break |
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11:10 - 12:30
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How Small Can Thermal Machines Be? |
SANDU POPESCU
Physics
University of Bristol |
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Discussants include: Pablo Acuña (Philosophy, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), Guido Bacciagaluppi (Foundations of Natural Sciences, Utrecht University), Jon Barrett (Computer Science, Oxford), Jossi Berkovitz (IHPST, U Toronto), Harvey Brown (Philosophy, Oxford), Caslav Brukner (IQOQI, University of Vienna), Jeffrey Bub (Philosophy, IPST, QuICS, University of Maryland), Adan Cabello (Physics, University of Seville), Mike Dascal (Philosophy, University of Maryland), Dennis Dieks (Institute for History and Foundations of Mathematics and the Natural Sciences, U Utrecht), Laura Felline (Philosophy, Universita degli Studi, Roma Tre), Henrique Gomes (Trinity College, Cambridge), Mathias Frisch (Institut für Philosophie, Leibniz Universität, Hannover), Alexei Grinbaum (CEA-Saclay, SPEC/LARSIM), Stephan Hartmann (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy), Ronni Hermens (Descartes Centre, Utrecht University), Michael Kiessling (Mathematics, Rutgers), Eleanor Knox (King's College, London), Adam Koberinski (Philosophy, Western University), James Ladyman (Philosophy, Bristol University), Christoph Lehner (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Olimpia Lombardi (Phil of Science, University of Buenos Aires), Lorenzo Maccone (Physics, University of Pavia), James Mattingly (Philosophy, Georgetown University), Markus Mueller (IQOQI, Austrian Academy of Sciences), Fred Muller (Philosophy, Erasmus University), Wayne Myrvold (Philosophy, U Western Ontario), Patricia Palacios (Philosophy, University of Salzburg), Matthew Pusey (Computer Science, Oxford), Rob Rynasiewicz (Philosophy, Johns Hopkins), John Selby (Quantum Foundations, Perimeter Institute), Allen Stairs (Philosophy, University of Maryland), Jos Uffink (Philosophy and Physics, U Minnesota), Lev Vaidman (Physics, Tel Aviv University), Giovanni Valente (Polytechnic University, Milan), David Wallace (Philosophy, USC), James Weatherall (LPS, UC-Irvine), Alex Wilce (Math, Susquehanna University), Nino Zanghi (Physics, Genoa).
The number of participants is limited by available seating, so we regret that participation is by invitation only.
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