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Focus Session on "The Nature of Time on Fundamental Science" Proceedings
Monday, November 9
Chair: Murat Gunaydin (Penn State)
| Time | Speaker | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State) - Opening Remarks | |
| Paul Steinhardt (Princeton University) |
What Happened at the Big Bang and How It Affects Our View of Cosmic History and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge [ Audio ] |
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| Paul Sommers (Penn State) |
There is a Future [ Slides ] [ Audio |
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| Discussion |
1stAfternoon Chair: Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State University)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | William Unruh (University of British Columbia) |
Time is Measured [ Slides ] [ Audio |
| Karel Kuchar (University of Utah) | Reflections on Time in Canonical Gravity [ Slides ] [ Audio ] |
2ndAfternoon Chair: Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Rodofo Gambini and Jorge Pullin (Universidad de la Republica/Louisiana State) |
Evolving Constants as Clocks in Quantum Gravity [ Slides ] [ Audio ] |
| Discussion |
Tuesday, November 10
Chair: John Earman (University of Pittsburgh)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin (Universidad de la Republica/Louisiana State) |
The Role of Self-Adjointness in Selecting A Clock and Multi-Fingered Time [ Slides ] [Audio ] |
| Romeo Brunetti (University of Trento) |
Quantum Coordinates for Events [ Slides ] [Audio ] |
Afternoon Chair: Paul Sommers (Penn State)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State) | Exploring the Issue of Time Through Quantum Cosmology [ Audio ] |
| Discussion |