On Fri 6 March, the FraMEPhys project hosted a workshop on Symmetries and Explanation at the University of Birmingham (Department of Philosophy, ERI G51).
0930-1000: Registration. Coffee & Snacks
1000-1115: “Are Particles Characterised by a Symmetry Group? If So, Which One?” Adam Caulton (University of Oxford)
1115-1230: “On Metaphysically Necessary Laws from Physics” Niels Linnemann (University of Bremen)
1230-1400: Lunch (ChangeKitchen) ERI Atrium
1400-1515: “Are Symmetry Explanations Grounding Explanations?” Mike Hicks (University of Birmingham)
1515-1530: Coffee
1530-1700: “What Was the ‘Great Advance’ of 20th-Century Physics that ‘Put Symmetry First’?” Marc Lange (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
1700-1800: Drinks at Staff House, University of Birmingham
For abstracts see the workshop page. For any questions or information about the event, please email f.longworth@bham.ac.uk
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