[PhilPhys] Call for Participation: Online Working Group on the History and Philosophy of Contemporary Theoretical Physics

[Guy Hetzroni]

Our new working/reading group on the history and philosophy of contemporary
physics is open for registration. Hosted by The Consortium for the History
of Science, this group will help promote a network of scholars who are
interested in studying foundational papers in the history and philosophy of
modern theoretical physics (full group description is below).

*In our first meeting, which will be held by zoom on Wednesday Oct 12th, we
will read and discuss Weyl's 1918 Gravitation and Electricity. *

Schedule, zoom links and resources are available* after registration.*
*The group page for registration and updates is available here:*
https://www.chstm.org/content/history-and-philosophy-contemporary-theoretical-physics-0

*Description*
The working group will meet once a month to discuss both historical papers
and recent work by its members. The initial focus of the group will be on
the increased mathematization of theoretical physics in the 20th century,
in particular its historical development and philosophical implications.
The readings for the group will include primary resources associated with
the development of general relativity, quantum theory, and quantum field
theories. We will begin with the history of early unified field theories,
and follow different threads in their subsequent development in the second
half of the twentieth century. Just a few examples of issues that fall
within the scope of the working group are the historical development of
gauge theory, modified gravity, and grand unified field theory, as well as
related philosophical and conceptual issues.
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