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May 21st, 1997 version
Programme of the
Nordic Symposium on
Basic Problems in Quantum Physics
Rosendal Barony , Hardanger, Norway
June 4th-10th, 1997
Daily Schedule
8.00- 9.30 Breakfast
9.30-13.00 Morning session, including coffee.
13.00-14.00 Lunch
15.30-18.00 Afternoon Session
19.00 Dinner
20.30-22.00 Evening Session
The programme is set up with lots of time left for discussions
in the inspiring surroundings as well as in the two lecture rooms.
The session chairpersons will be asked to stimulate further discussion
arrangements following their sessions.
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Wednesday Afternoon
Arrival to Rosendal by boat.
(Departure from Bergen Airport 15.30)
Wednesday Evening
Ragnar Fjelland, Bergen; Why Quantum Mechanics Matters to Philosophy and
why Philosophy Matters to Quantum Mechanics
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Thursday Morning
Johannes M. Hansteen, Bergen: Introductory Considerations on
Quantum Physics, Paradoxes, and Einsteinian 'Elements of Reality'
Kristoffer Gjoetterud, Oslo; Experimental Manifestation of Quantum Coherence
in Ordinary Space and in Isospace
Joakim Bergli, Oslo: Vacuum as a test of consictency
Thursday Afternoon
Jens Bang, Copenhagen; Complementarity and Reality
Yu. F. Orlov, Cornell; Peculiarities of Quantum Mechanics: Origins and Meaning
Thursday evening: Discussion Session
Michael Berry, discussion leader: Geometrical Phase, Quantum Zeno Effect, etc.
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Friday Morning
Anton Zeilinger, Innsbruck; Multiparticle Entanglement and Nonlocality
Bo-Sture Skagerstam, Trondheim; Atomic Beam Correlations and the
Quantum State of the Micromaser
Gunnar Loevhoeiden; On Physics and Models.
Friday Afternoon
Helle Bechmann Pasquinucci, Copenhagen; Quantum Measurement: How well can we
distinguish Non-Orthogonal States
Yu. F. Orlov, Cornell; Possibilities of Experimental Proof of the
Logical-Linguistic Origins of Quantum
Mechanics.
Friday Evening: Discussion Session
Anton Zeilinger: Discussion leader:
Recent Advances in Quantum Measurement Understanding
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Saturday
Michael Berry, Bristol; Quantum Identity for Spinning Particles
John Reading, Texas A and M University; Response Theory. - A Body of
Work built on the Connection
between Classical and Quantum Theory
Terje Aaberge, Sogndal, Norway; On the Size of the State Space for
Systems of Quantum Particles with Spin
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Sunday
Discussion sessions following the suggestions of the participants
Sunday Afternoon
Symposium Outing: To the Glacier
(14.00-18.30)
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Monday Morning
Ladislav Kocbach, Bergen; Semiclassical Analysis of Atomic Collisions
and 'Wavefunction Collapse'.
Tomas Lundberg, Linkoeping; Causal analysis of electron transport in a
two-dimensional structure
Lars M. Johansen, Oslo; Nonclassical dynamics of a free particle
Monday Afternoon
Jan-Aake Larsson, Matematiska instutitionen, Linkoeping;
Loopholes in the proof of the Bell inequality
Terje Aaberge, Sogndal, Norway; Possibly a short presentation:
The Limits of Scientific Cognition
Elin Melby, Oslo, Norway; Conservation of quantum numbers and
order vs. chaos in nuclei
Harald Trefall, Bergen; Physical Systems as Information
Monday Evening
Symposium Dinner in the Old Kitchen of the Barony
including a Guided Tour through the Manor
(19.00 - 22.00)
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Tuesday Morning
Anton Zeilinger, Innsbruck; Principles of Quantum Communication and
Quantum Computation
Thomas Ouchterlony, Linkoeping: About Conductance through a quantum dot
J. M. Hansteen, Bergen; Closing Remarks
Tuesday Afternoon
Departure by boat at 13.30
Arrival to Bergen area around 16.30
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Posters
Francesca O'Rourke, Belfast;
Complete Momentum Balance for Single Ionization Fast Ion-Impact
Bjoern Hessmo, Uppsala; Thermal environments and quantum correlations
Jun Lu, Bergen; On classical Trajectory Simulations of Quantum Collisions;
Alonso Nunez, Stockholm (uncertain) To be specified;
Posters are recommended to be posted early in the Symposium, so that
discussions can take place on an individual basis.
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Additional Practical Information.
The boat trip from Os near Bergen to Rosendal takes about two hours
and takes us through the beautiful area of the Hardanger Fjord.
The transport from the Bergen city and the Bergen Airport to Os will
be arranged. A chartered bus is planned from one or both of the places,
depending on the final travel arrangements of all the participants.
The Rosendal Barony is wedged into beautiful mountains, which might
tempt many of us to mountain hikes. Those who might feel excited
about this possibility are advised to bring suitable shoes and clothing.
The Rosendal area is close (20 km) to the famous glacier Folgefonn,
but the trips to its top require skis and are not planned during
the Symposium.
However, we shall visit the glacier's lowest point on our
Symposium Excursion on Sunday.