Quantum Theory: Reconsideration of Foundations - 5
at Vaxjo University, June 14-18, 2009, arrival 14th June, departure 19th June. Arranged by ICMM - International Centre for Mathematical Modelling in physics, engineering and cognitive sciences - at Vaxjo University, Sweden. Supported by Profile of Vaxjo University: “Mathematical Modeling and System Collaboration.”
This is the 5th conference arranged by ICMM which is devoted to quantum foundations, especially clarification of fundamental questions. The first four conferences took place in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Some closely related conferences are Bohmian Mechanics 2000 and Foundations of probability and Physics 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.
The Vaxjo series of conferences QTRF:1-5, FPP:1-5, is the longest series devoted to quantum foundations in the history of QM. QTRF-4 (2007) was devoted to the 80 years of the Copenhagen Interpretation.
During previous conferences we were fortunate to have not only physicists (theorists as well as experimentalists), mathematicians, and several philosophers interested in foundations of quantum theory. Fundamental questions of quantum mechanics, especially information theory, quantum computing, cryptography, and teleportation have continued to be central topics in this series of conferences.
The structure of this conference will differ essentially from previous conferences. Four special sessions will be organized, besides the main conference block - General Questions of Quantum Foundations. The number of invited speakers will be reduced to minimum and contributed (20 min) talks are welcome to all sessions, the general as well special sessions.
Proceedings
Proceedings will be published as a special issue of "Foundations of Physics", to submit a paper please login via journal's webpage, in the process of submission you will be asked whether you submit to QTRF-5, say yes and proceed.
We strongly recommend to put efforts to present the main idea of your contribution to foundations or your proposal on reconsideration, your model and so on. Contributed talks 5 pages (if you really need one-two more we can negotiate), invited speakers 10-15 pages, max 20 for a review type papers.
Program
The program of the conference is available in the right hand column.
Organization committee - Special Sessions
A. Khrennikov (Vaxjo Univ., Sweden, e-mail: andrei.khrennikov@vxu.se),
T. Nieuwenhuizen (Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,e-mail: t.m.nieuwenhuizen@uva.nl) - General Questions of Quantum Foundations
G. Jaeger (Boston Univ., USA, e-mail: gsjaeger@gmail.com) - Entanglement and Nonlocality
H.-T. Elze (Univ. di Pisa, Italy, e-mail: elze@df.unipi.it) - Emergent Quantum Mechanics and Symmetries
I. Bengtsson (Stockholm Univ., Sweden, e-mail:ingemar@physto.se) – Quantum Geometry and Probability
I. Volovich (Steklov Math. Inst.,Moscow,Russia, e-mail: volovich@mi.ras.ru) - Quantum Gravity and Cosmology
E. Haven (Leicester University, UK, eh76@leicester.ac.uk). - Quantum mechanics in macro-scopic environments
Invited Talks (preliminary)
L. Accardi (University of Rome -2, Italy),
G. Adenier (Vaxjo University, Sweden)
M. Appleby (University of London, UK)
A. Bassi (Trieste, Italy)
I. Bengtsson (Stockholm Univ., Sweden)
M. D'Ariano (INFM, Pavia, Italy)
B. D'Hooghe (university of Brussel, Beligium)
F. De Martini (University of Rome, Italy)
H.A De Raedt (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
H.-T. Elze (University di Pisa, Italy)
P. Frampton (University of North Caroline, USA)
C. Fuchs (Petrimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada)
C. Garola (University of Salento, Italy)
M. Genovese (INRIM, Turin, Italy)
A. Go (National Central University of Taiwan and CERN, Geneva, Switzerland)
K. Gustafson (University of Boulder, USA)
E. Haven (University of Leicester, UK)
J.M. Isidro (Instituto de Matematica, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
G. Jaeger (Boston University, USA)
A. Khrennikov (Vaxjo University, Sweden)
J.-A.Larsson (Linkoping University, Sweden)
V. Manko (Lebedev Institute Of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia)
M. Manko (Lebedev Institute Of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia)
H. B. Nielsen (Niels Bohr Institute, The University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
T. M. Nieuwenhuizen (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
M. Ozawa (Nagoya University, Japan)
A. Plotnitsky (Purdue University, USA)
S. Sozzo (University of Salento, Italy)
T. Sudbery (York University, UK)
A. Uhlmann (University Leipzig, Germany)
I. Volovich (Steklov Math. Inst., Moscow)
N. Watanabe (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
C. Wetterich (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
W. Zurek (Los Alamos national Lab., USA)
Time and place
The conference starts on Monday, June 15 (arrival day June 14th) and the lectures will finish (late afternoon) on Thursday, June 18th.
Please note that contrary to the previous years, the last day of the conference is a full day of lectures, so that the standard departure date would rather be the next day, that is Friday, June 19.
Registration and Abstract
Invited Talks: 30 min + 10 min questions.
Contributed (oral) talks: 20 min (including questions)The number of possible oral contributed talks is restricted to 20, papers for contributed talks will be selected based on the ”first come, first served” principle. The number of poster presentations is not restricted.
Please use this Registration form
It will provide you the possibility to submit abstract, if you apply for a special session, please send your abstract to session’s organizer as well.
If you experience problems with the registration form, please contact Peter Nyman, e-mail: Peter.Nyman@vxu.se
Payment - Conference fee
The conference fee includes one set of abstracts, 4 lunches, 4 morning/afternoon tea, one set of conference documentation (distributed at the conference) and a conference dinner. It does not include accomodation costs.
| Not later than 1 May | After 1 May | |
| Conference fee | 3 000 SEK | 3 500 SEK |
| PhD student conference fee | 1 500 SEK | 2 000 SEK |
More information
Please contact Andrei Khrennikov, e-mail: andrei.khrennikov@vxu.se