Conference on the Interpretations of Relativity Theory, Budapest, 7-9 Sept. 2007

[Laszlo Ropolyi]

On behalf of
the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
the Department of History and Philosophy of Science of Loránd Eötvös University
and the School of Computing & Technology of  University of Sunderland
the International Organizing Committee announces the international meeting


"Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in the Interpretations of Relativity 
Theory"  - Budapest, Hungary, 7-9. September 2007.


The President of the International Organizing Committee is
Dr. Laszlo Szekely,
Institute for  Philosophical Research, Hungarian  Academy of  Sciences, 
Budapest

The Committee includes:

Dr. J. Czerniawski, Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, 
Poland
Dr. M.C. Duffy, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Dr. L. Kostro, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Dr. L. Ropolyi, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary
Dr P. Rowlands, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Dr L. Szekely, Institute for  Philosophical Research, Hung. Ac. of  Sci. 
Budapest, Hungary.
Dr. H.L. Szoecs, Berzsenyi College, Hungary
Dr. M. Wegener, University of Arhus, Arhus, Denmark.

Conference-coordinator: L. Szekely
E-mail: Sz_L at ludens.elte.hu


GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

The objective of the conference is to deliberate the mathematical, physical and 
philosophical elements of different understandings of Relativity Theory; the 
physical and philosophical arguments and commitments shaping its 
interpretations, including its applications, especially those in relativistic 
cosmology and relativistic quantum theory. The organizing committee is open for 
examination of recent advantages in the interpretational problems of Relativity 
Theory, as well as, for analysis of the cultural, ideological and philosophical 
factors that have roles in its evolution, and development of the modern 
physical world view determined to a considerable extent by that theory. The 
conference intends to review the fruitfulness of orthodox Relativity, as 
developed from the Einstein-Minkowski formulation, and to suggest how history 
and philosophy of science clarify the relationship between the accepted 
relativistic formal structure and the various physical interpretations 
associated with it.

While the organizing committee encourages critical investigations and welcomes 
both Einsteinian and non-Einsteinian (Lorentzian, etc.) approaches, including 
the recently proposed ether-type theories, it is assumed that the received 
formal structure of the theory is valid and anti-relativistic papers will not 
be accepted. Metaphysical consideration connected to Relativity Theory may be 
included into the program only if it definitely contributes to the 
clarification of the mathematical, physical and philosophical aspects of the 
theory and is kept closely related to science.

The meeting was initiated by Professor Duffy, the establisher and organizer of 
the regular meetings on the Physical Interpretation of Relativity Theory (PIRT) 
in London, and should contribute to the series of PIRT meetings by discussing 
the usual PIRT themes with a special emphasis on the philosophical aspects but 
not excluding mathematical and physical approaches. The organizing committee 
equally waits for contributions by mathematicians, physicists and philosophers 
and hopes that the meeting will give opportunity to establish communication 
among researchers of the region and those of other parts of the world working 
in this field.

The standard length of an address will be 30 minutes but there will be 
provision for longer contributions by invited speakers (circa 40  minutes) and 
shorter contributions (circa 20 minutes).

DEADLINES

Please indicate your intention to participate in the meeting to the organizing 
committee as early as possible. If you want to deliver a paper, you should 
submit an abstract of 2000-4000 characters length to the conference-coordinator 
by 30 June. The International Organizing Committee will pre-select the 
papers to be delivered at the meeting on the basis of the submitted 
abstracts. The full text versions of pre-selected papers should be 
submitted by July 15. (If you can.t finish your paper by this deadline, 
please contact the organizing committee.) The final decision on the 
conference program will be made on the basis of full text versions and 
the organizing committee reserves the right to refuse contributions, if 
their full text versions will be considered inappropriate.

REGISTRATION

Those wishing to participate in the meeting are requested to submit a completed 
registration form to the conference-coordinator and to pay a registration fee.

Registration fee for participants: 110 Euros before July 15, 130 Euros after 
this date, for accompanying persons, 55 and 65 Euros, respectively.

The registration fee should be paid with bank transfer in Euros, US Dollars or 
GB Pounds to the bank account of the conference (see below) or with cash at the 
conference site.

The participation fee covers the rental of conference facilities, conference 
materials, coffee breaks and refreshments.

When the registration fee arrives on the account, participants will receive a 
certificate via e-mail and, on request, they also will be provided with a 
formal, printed invoice corresponding to the rules of EU and Hungary.

To those who have transferred the registration fee but whose papers the 
Organizing Committee does not accept, the fee will be retransferred, should 
they decide not to attend the meeting.

CONFERENCE VENUE

The lectures will take place at the campus of the Faculty of Science of Eötvös 
University, on the bank of the river Danube, South of the historical centre of 
Budapest, in the Eötvös Lecture Room (Building  Block North, ground floor 083) 
Address: 1117 Budapest, XI., Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c. (See the map  and the 
satellite image at the web site of the conference.)

ACCOMODATION

The registration fee does not include accommodation. On request the organizers 
will help you to book room in a student hostel (dormitory) or in a hotel.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries, and completed registration forms, together  with abstracts 
should be sent to:

Conference  Co-ordinator:   Dr. L. Szekely
Postal Address:
Institute for Philosophical Research
P.O. Box 594, Budapest-62, Hungary, 1398

E-mail: Sz_L at ludens.elte.hu

http://www.phil-inst.hu/PIRT_Budapest http://www.phil-inst.hu/PIRT.Budapest

Submissions to the website should be sent to the Conference-Coordinator, Dr. 
Laszlo Szekely.

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