The Department of Logic & Philosophy of Science presents:

"Laguna Workshop: Philosophy of Physics"

February 4-6, 2000
Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach

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Friday, February 4
 
9:00        M. Dickson, "The Role of Algebra in the Interpretation of Quantum Theory"
10:30      J. Uffink, "How to Protect the Interpretation of the Wave Function Against Protective Measurements"
2:00        R. Batterman, "Asymptotics and Explanation"
3:30        G. Belot, "Symmetry and Reduction"
 
 
Saturday, February 5

 
9:00       J. Barrett, "How to Remember Particle Trajectories in Bohm's Theory"
10:30      M. Frank, "Constructive Mathematics and Mathematical Physics: Recent Results and Evaluations"
2:00       N. D. Mermin, "A Philosophical Look at Quantum Computation"

 
 
Sunday, February 6 
 
9:00       R. Geroch, "Big Systems"
10:30      R. Clifton, "Nonlocality in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory"
 

A breakfast buffet will be available each morning of the conference beginning at 8:00 a.m. in the Catalina meeting room.

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