School on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
(Spring) Schoolon theFoundations of Quantum Mechanics24–28 May, 2021 |
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COVID-19 Update
31 July, 2020. The school is further postponed to 24–28 May in 2021.
Scope
The foundations of quantum theory are nowadays a vivid research field, in particular because of the pioneering role it plays for other fields such as quantum information science. The aim of this school is to give students and young researchers access to methods and topics important for future research in quantum foundations. This covers the experimental basis of quantum mechanics, the mathematical foundations of quantum theory, quantum correlations, decoherence, quantum measurements, as well as time and gravity.
The school is open for MSc students, PhD students, and other researchers which are new to the field of quantum foundations. The number of participants is limited, please see below for the application procedure. Participants will have the opportunity to present their current research in a poster session and selected participants will be invited to give a talk.
Coordinates
- Date: 24–28 may 2021 (tentative).
- Venue: Conference Center, Am Obergraben 25, University of Siegen (Germany). Map
Lectures
(tentative)
- Markus Aspelmeyer (Vienna)
- Adán Cabello (Seville)
Quantum correlations: Bell non-locality and Kochen-Specker contextuality - Stefan Nimmrichter (Siegen)
Open quantum systems and decoherence - Mario Ziman (Bratislava)
Operational introduction to quantum theory - Magdalena Zych (Queensland)
Quantum foundations: the quantum-gravity perspective
Evening talk
- Paul Hoyningen-Huene (Hanover)
Physics & Philosophy
Schedule (tentative)
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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9–11 | Cabello | Ziman | Aspelmeyer | Zych | contributed talks |
11–13 | Ziman | Cabello | Nimmrichter | Aspelmeyer | Zych |
lunch break | |||||
14–16 | Cabello (exercises) | poster session | Aspelmeyer (exercises) | Nimmrichter | |
16–18 | Ziman (exercises) | excursion | Nimmrichter (exercises) | Zych (exercises) | |
evening talk |
Application
Please send an email to quantum-foundations-2020@physik.uni-siegen.de with subject “Application of Your Name” providing the following information:
- Name
- Institution
- Status (master student/PhD student/postdoc)
- Supervisor
- Research topics/interests
- Publications (if any)
- Poster title & Abstract
Accommodation
There is no official lodging for the school. Special offers will be announced.
Organization
Matthias Kleinmann, Otfried Gühne