Philosophy of Physics
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2025 Annual Philosophy of Physics Conferences
Western Interdisciplinary Research Building Perth Dr., LondonEmpiricism and the Methodology of Modern Physics REGISTRATION LINK ZOOM LINK May 25-26 The structure of theories and how they represent the natural world, through introducing basic principles and asserting the existence of unobserved entities, have been central questions in philosophy of science over the last century. Bill Demopoulos, George Smith, [...]
Foundations of Quantum Field Theory: 2023 Annual Philosophy of Physics Conference
Room 1170 - Western Interdisciplinary Research Building Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, LondonThis year's workshop will explore four broad philosophical issues that are specific to QFT. QFT is the theory that combines the special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. There is consensus that the unification of these two theories necessitates the use of a mathematical framework based on fields. One issue that this raises is [...]
Philosophical Perspectives on Astrochemistry
Room 3000 - Western Interdisciplinary Research Building Western University, LondonAstrochemistry is a young discipline, which started with the unexpected detection of molecules in the interstellar medium in the 1940’s. Astrochemical models aim at describing the physicochemical processes explaining the composition in the interstellar medium or of planetary atmospheres, despite the fact that the models and the observations against which they must be validated are highly uncertain. These uncertainties, [...]