Dear Cambridge Philosophers of Science,
Today is the first meeting for CamPoS. Unusually, it will meet at NOON
at (us usual) HPS in seminar room 2 in the basement. Physicist Carlo
Rovelli (Aix-Marseille University) will speak on 'What is quantum theory
actually telling us about the world? The "relational" interpretation'.
Rovelli is well known for his work on quantum gravity. He also
effectively presents science to the public and defends the value of
philosophy for science.
His abstract follows:
'What exactly is quantum theory is telling us about the world remains a
hotly disputed topic among physicists and philosophers alike, with
answers ranging from the existence of "many worlds" to a physical role
for consciousness, from the existence of a priori unobservable facts, to
the impossibility of a representation of physical reality. I briefly
recall the terms of the discussion and present a perspective on the
problem, emerged in the late 90's and denoted "Relational
Interpretation", which is currently receiving increasing attention. It
is a refinement of the original view emerged from Heisenberg and Bohr's
the discussions, where key ambiguous terms like "observer" and
"measurement" are replaced by plain notions like "physical system" and
"interaction". I briefly discuss the philosophical implications of this
reading of quantum theory.'
Sincerely,
J. Brian Pitts
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