[PhilPhys] Summer School: The Nature of Entropy II - Arrow of Time

[Dustin Lazarovici]

We are happy to announce our next philosophy of physics summer school:

The Nature of Entropy II - Arrow of Time

Date and Location: July 20 - 25, 2020 in Saig, Germany

Description: Why does time have a direction in a universe guided, on the fundamental level, by time-symmetric microscopic laws? Is the arrow of time fundamental, or can it be reduced to physical asymmetries like thermodynamic irreversibility? What role then does entropy play in explaining the difference between past and future? And is the passage of time real, or just a stubborn illusion?
The interdisciplinary summer school wants to tackle these questions head-on. By bringing together young researchers, graduate students, and internationally acclaimed experts working on statistical mechanics, quantum foundations, and philosophy of physics, we will investigate the nature of time in light of modern physics and clarify its relation to entropy.

Organizers: Jean Bricmont (UCLouvain), Detlef Dürr (LMU), Michael Esfeld (UNIL), Dustin Lazarovici (UNIL), Tim Maudlin (NYU), Paula Reichert (LMU)

Speakers include: David Albert (Columbia), Julian Barbour, Jean Bricmont (UCLouvain), Karen Crowther (Oslo), Michael Esfeld (UNIL), Sheldon Goldstein (Rutgers), Jenann Ismael (Columbia), Tim Maudlin (NYU), Ward Struyve (KU Leuven), Nino Zanghì (Genova)

Participation in last year's summer school (The Nature of Entropy I) is not required for a successful application.

For more details, program, and application, visit: https://philphys.net/entropy2/



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Dr. Dustin Lazarovici
Université de Lausanne
Faculté des lettres
Section de philosophie
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Office: Anthropole 5086 (UNIL-Dorigny)

https://dustinlazarovici.com



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