FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA International Congress 100 YEARS OF QUANTUM THEORYHistory, Physics and Philosophy Congress Home Page Invited
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of Participants up-dated: November 8th 2000 In December 1900 Max Planck communicated for the first time to the German Society of Physics the idea of the quantification of energy. The commemoration of this first centenary of Quantum Theory offers an excellent opportunity for physicists, historians of physics, philosophers of physics and epistemologists to meet together once again. The aim of this international meeting is ambitious. First it aims to contribute to a better understanding of contemporary quantum physics, that has revealed itself as a fundamental theory of Nature. But quantum theory poses many philosophical problems at the ontological and epistemological level as well, that require to be rigorously analysed from a multidisciplinary point of view: the questions of the relationships between theory and experience, the problems of the explanation of the real world, the issues concerning the representation of knowledge, etc. Methodologists of physics and historians of physics are called to play an important role in the solution of these matters. Physicists and philosophers of science are committed to work together, in order to achieve a general understanding of what physics can really do, because science has become today a decisive part of culture. Dates: 22nd - 25th November 2000 Organiser: The Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science and Department of Theory of Knowledge and Metaphysics. Co-ordinators: Carmen Mataix and Andrés Rivadulla Sponsors: University Complutense of Madrid, Facultad de Filosofía of the UCM, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Department of Theory of Knowledge and Metaphysics Scientific Committee: Giovanni Boniolo (Univ. Padova), Antonio Fernández-Rañada (U.C.M), Manuel García Doncel (U.A. Barcelona), Carmen Mataix (U.C.M.), Peter Mittelstaedt (Univ. Köln), Ana Rioja (U.C.M.), Andrés Rivadulla (U.C.M.), Mauricio Suárez (Univ. Bristol), Henrik Zinkernagel (C.S.I.C., Madrid). Congress Languages: Spanish and English Invited speakers: For the list of the eleven invited speakers and the titles of their talks click invited speakers. There will be simultaneous translation. Contributed papers: Papers submitted to the Scientific Committee should be 20-25 minutes long, and will be followed by a 5-10 minutes discussion, altogether not exceeding 30 minutes. There will be parallel sessions arranged thematically. Congress schedule: Click conference schedule. CALL FOR PAPERS: To offer a paper, submit an abstract of 1 page in electronic form: WP5.1 or Word 6.0 or similar by e-mail to:
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is May 31st, 2000. No further submissions will be considered. Notifications of acceptance or rejection of submitted abstracts will be sent by the end of June. Topics: History of Quantum Physics, Philosophy and Methodology of Physics, Epistemology, Sociology of Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Gravitation, etc. Congress Proceedings:
The proceedings of the congress will be considered for publication in the series Maior
of the publications of the Facultad de Filosofía. Invited speakers are requested to
submit the final version of their paper by the end of January 2001 to the co-ordinators of
the congress. Some selected contributed papers will also be included in the proceedings. Registration: Due to the expected number of participants, we recommend early registration. Click Registration Form. Congress fee: Until July 31st, the registration fee will be Pts.10000 (Ten Thousand Pesetas) (Euro 60) for participants contributing a paper and for participants who will not contribute a paper. For students, the fee is Pts. 5000 (Euro 30). (Please send proof of student status.) After July 31st, the registration fee will be Pts. 15000 (Euro 90). For students the fee will be Pts. 10000 (Euro 60). Please register either by
using the Registration Form below. You will be notified of acceptance only after payment of the congress registration fee. Please transfer the registration fee to the following account:
and send a copy of your transference to Prof. Andrés Rivadulla. Cancellation: In case of cancellations, the refund for paid registration fees will be 75% for cancellations reaching us before August 31st, 2000; 50% for cancellations reaching us between September 1st and October 31st. Congress Venue:
The Facultad de Filosofía is situated in the Ciudad Universitaria, some 5 minutes walk from the Underground Station Ciudad Universitaria, Line 6. From Underground Station Moncloa, Line 3, the Facultad de Filosofía is in about 15 minutes walking distance. From Moncloa Station you can change to Line 6, or take a bus. Buses number 82, 132 and G can be boarded in Moncloa. Travel agency: The Congress travel agency is
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