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David Wallace (University of Pittsburgh): What Gibbsian Statistical Mechanics Says
Abstract: I expound and defend the “bare probabilism” reading of Gibbsian (i.e. mainstream) statistical mechanics, responding to Frigg and Werndl’s recent (BJPS 72 (2021), 105-129) plea: “can somebody please say what Gibbsian statistical mechanics says? (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.13875) David Wallace is a philosopher and physicist at the University of Pittsburgh, where he holds the Mellon Chair in Philosophy of Science. Schedule 15:30-16:00 tea/coffee…
Find out more »Victoria Wright (Quantinuum): Quantum field theory can be more contextual than non-relativistic quantum theory
Abstract: Quantum theory allows for correlations between spacelike separated experiments that go beyond the set of local realist correlations of classical physics. This phenomenon is often called Bell non-locality. However, since the resolution of Tsirelson's conjecture we know that the set of quantum commuting correlations---that is identified by the mathematical framework of algebraic quantum field theory (AQFT)---is strictly larger than…
Find out more »Silvia De Bianchi (University of Milan): TBA
Silvia De Bianchi is an Associate Professor Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan. Schedule 15:30-16:00 tea/coffee and pastries (LAK G.01) 16:00-17:30 seminar and Q&A (LAK 2.02) 17:30 onwards pub visit and dinner (depending on speaker’s availability) This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option…
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