Laguna Workshop 2000

U.C. Irvine Conference on the Philosophy of Physics

February 4-6, 2000

Hotel Laguna, Laguna Beach, CA

 

Friday, February 4

Saturday, February 5

Sunday, February 6

9:00

AM

M. Dickson

"The Role of Algebra in the Interpretation of Quantum Theory"

9:00

AM

J. Barrett

"How to Remember Particle Trajectories in Bohm's Theory"

9:00

AM

R. Geroch

"Big Systems"

10:30AM

J. Uffink

"How to Protect the Interpretation of the Wave Function Against Protective Measurements"

10:30 AM

M. Frank

"Constructive Mathematics and Mathematical Physics: Recent Results and Evaluations"

10:30

AM

R. Clifton

"Nonlocality in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory"

 

Noon

 

LUNCH

 

 

Noon

 

LUNCH

 

Noon

 

LUNCH

2:00

PM

R. Batterman

"Asymptotics and Explanation"

2:00

PM

N. D. Mermin

"A Philosophical Look at Quantum Computation"

3:30

PM

G. Belot

"Symmetry and Reduction"

 

Sponsored by the U.C. Irvine Program in History & Philosophy of Science.

For additional information please contact Jeff Barrett at jabarret@uci.edu or David Malament at dmalamen@uci.edu.

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