With and without Measure: Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking (20 June 2017)
Idea & Motivation
Symmetries are a profound and fascinating aspect of the structure of physical theories—both when they obtain, and when they cease to do so. This one-day workshop will bring together researchers with interests in symmetry and symmetry-breaking, to explore the multifarious consequences of these phenomena for the foundations of physics.
Speakers
- Sam Fletcher (University of Minnesota/MCMP)
- Stephan Hartmann (LMU/MCMP)
- Bryan Roberts (London School of Economics)
- Sarita Rosenstock (University of California Irvine)
- Jos Uffink (University of Minnesota)
- Johanna Wolff (King’s College London/MCMP)
- Lena Zuchowski (University of Salzburg)
Program
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Welcome and Introduction |
| Session I: Quantum Theory | |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Stephan Hartmann (LMU/MCMP): Symmetries and Asymmetries in Open Quantum Systems |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Bryan Roberts (LSE): Against Unitarity |
| 13:00 - 14:20 | Lunch |
| Session II: Classical and Statistical Mechanics | |
| 14:20 - 15:05 | Johanna Wolff (King’s College/MCMP): Symmetries and Measurement Theory |
| 15:05 - 15:50 | Lena Zuchowski (Salzburg): Symmetry and Asymmetry on the Multicoloured Kac-Ring |
| 15:50 - 16:10 | Coffee Break |
| Session III: Space Time | |
| 16:10 - 16:55 | Sam Fletcher (Minnesota/MCMP): Approximate Space-time Symmetries |
| 16:55 - 17:40 | Sarita Rosenstock (Irvine): Gauge Symmetries in Various Formalisms |
| 17:40 - 18:00 | Coffee Break |
| Keynote Speaker | |
| 18:00 - 19:10 | Jos Uffink (Minnesota): Time Reversal Asymmetry and Statistical Physics |
Acknowledgement
This workshop is generously supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and organised by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP, LMU Munich).
Organisers
- Giovanni Valente (University of Pittsburgh/MCMP)
- Erik Curiel (MCMP, LMU Munich)
- Neil Dewar (MCMP, LMU Munich)
- Patricia Palacios (MCMP, LMU Munich)
Venue
Edmund-Rumpler-Straße 9
D-80939 München
Room A023/A027
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