Open Topics in Philosophy of Physics
The Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon organizes a three-day international conference in philosophy of physics. The conference will discuss a variety of open topics in the foundations, philosophy and metaphysics of physics, with a special focus on quantum mechanics, philosophy of space-time and statistical mechanics.
The conference aims to gather philosophers with different specializations and perspectives on current topics in philosophy of physics in order to promote a collaborative, constructive and original discussion.
Program
Monday – June 12
09:30-10:00 Introduction
Session 1 – Chair: D. Romano
10:00-11:00 Craig Callender (San Diego): The prodigy that time forgot: the incredible and untold story of John von Newton
11:00-12:00 David Yates (Lisbon): Pendulum clocks and the Past Hypothesis
12:00:12:30 coffee break
Session 2 – Chair: A. Oldofredi
contributed talks:
12:30-13:00 Paulo Castro (Lisbon): The wave-memory interpretation of quantum mechanics: an attempt to unify pilot-wave theory and standard quantum mechanics formalism
13:00-13:30 Cristian Mariani (Lugano): Fundamental indeterminacy in GRW
13:30-15:00 lunch
Session 3 – Chair: M. Hubert
15:00-16:00 Giovanni Valente (Politecnico di Milano): Taking up statistical thermodynamics: equilibrium fluctuations and irreversibility
contributed talks:
16:00-16:30 Dominic Ryder (LSE): Directed temporal asymmetry from scale invariant dynamics: is the problem of time’s arrow solved?
16:30-17:00 Mariana Seabra (Lisbon): Data-driven physics: mirroring or shaping the world?
17:00-17:30 coffee break
Session 4 – Chair: H. Luzio
contributed talks:
17:30-18:00 Jacopo Giraldo (Lisbon) & Giulia Schettino (CNR Florence/Pisa): A discussion on how to approach GR’s competing formulations
Monday evening: conference dinner
Tuesday – June 13
Session 1 – Chair: M. Seabra
9.30-10.30 Alastair Wilson (Birmingham): Quantum interventions
10:30-11:30 Patricia Palacios (Salzburg): Reduction, emergence and phase transitions
11:30-11:45 coffee break
Session 2 – Chair: D. Romano
11:45–12:45 Mario Hubert (American University in Cairo): The self-interaction problem as the measurement problem of classical electrodynamics
12.45-14:00 lunch
Tuesday afternoon: free time
(visiting Lisbon)
Wednesday – June 14
Session 1 – Chair: A. Oldofredi
10:00-11:00 Elena Castellani (Florence) & Emilia Margoni (Florence/Geneva): Universality and model transfer
11:00-12:00 Bryan Roberts (LSE): Why black holes are really hot
12:00-12:30 coffee break
Session 2 – Chair: D. Romano
contributed talks:
12:30-13:00 João Cordovil (Lisbon): Towards an emergentist interpretation of quantum mechanics
13:00-13:30 Amaia Corral-Villate (University of the Basque Country): On the emergence of virtual particles in classical mechanics
13:30-15:00 lunch
Session 3 – Chair: D. Yates
15:00-16:00 Andrea Oldofredi (Lisbon): Orthodox or dissident? The evolution of David Bohm’s reflections on scientific realism in the 1950s
contributed talks:
16:00-16:30 José Croca (Lisbon): Complex relational physics, non-linear quantum physics and eurythmic physics
16:30-17:00 Cristian Lopez (Lausanne): A defense of symmetry deflationism: Humean symmetries
17:00-17:30 coffee break
Venue:
CFUL – Centre of Philosophy
Anfiteatro III
School of Arts and Humanities
University of Lisbon
Alameda da Universidade, 1600-214
Lisbon – Portugal
(Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/
For any information or further queries about the conference, please contact the organizer (Davide Romano) at the following email address: davide.romano@edu.ulisboa.pt