Name: Docent lecture: A quantum field theoretical approach to philosophy
Start: 2017-03-02T10:15:00+01:00
End: 2017-03-02T12:00:00+01:00
Location: No location set

Description

Quantum field theory (QFT) is one of the most successful theories in physics. It is able to explain a lot of different phenomena with an amazing accuracy. In this lecture, we are discussing whether there a deeper sense behind the theory and consider the philosophical issues that arise from QFT. Some of the questions we are asking are: What are the fundamental entities of QFT? Are they real? During the lecture, a brief introduction to both ontology and QFT will be given and the issues that are arising when applying ontology to the findings of QFT are discussed.

Docent lecture: A quantum field theoretical approach to philosophy

by Dr Oliver Schalk (Chemical Physics, SU)

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