January 18, at 3 p.m. SISSA : Seminar on the History of Science : Symmetries in physics: historical and philosophical aspects

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Tomorrow, Wednesday January 18, 3 p.m., Big Meeting Room, 7th floor, 
SISSA Main building, Via Bonomea 265

*Elena Castellani*,science philosopher and writer of the University of 
Florence, will give the third lecture in the series of seminars on the 
History of Science organized by SISSA Interdisciplinary Laboratory (ILAS).

*/Symmetries in physics:////historical and philosophical aspects
/*

    Considerations based on the group theoretical notion of symmetry
    dominate modern physics, at all scales of the physical description.
    In the philosophy of science community, the role and meaning of
    physical symmetries is a relatively recent subject and, apart from
    some notable exceptions, literature devoted to systematic
    philosophical reflection on the issue started to appear at the
    beginning of this century. Since then, the subject has flourished
    and the significance of gauge symmetry, quantum particles, the role
    of symmetry breaking and the empirical status of symmetry principles
    have become some of the most discussed topics in today's philosophy
    of physics. The talk aims at giving a survey of this debate's main
    points and arguments, highlighting how the issues relate to more
    traditional problems in the philosophy of science, such as the
    status of the laws of nature and, more generally, the relationships
    between mathematics, physical theory and the world. To lend some
    depth to the survey, the talk begins with some historical remarks,
    including a brief description of the historical roots and emergence
    of the concept of symmetry at work in modern physics.

http://www.sissa.it/news/symmetries-physics

The seminar is public, free of charge and will be held in English.

Info: Laboratorio Interdisciplinare - SISSA
Via Bonomea, 265 - 34136 TRIESTE
Mila Bottegal: tel. +39 040 3787549; e-mail: mila.bottegal at sissa.it
Claudia Parma: tel. +39 040 3787401; e-mail: claudia.parma at sissa.it


The series of meetings will continue in March, April and May with talks 
about the life and work of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) (by Anna Maria 
Lombardi), Giuseppe Occhialini (1907-1993) (by Valeria delle Cave) and 
the history of the theory of strings (by Andrea Cappelli).
Additional details will be provided in due time.




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