[AGORA-mailing-list] Fwd: Philosophical Aspects of Simulations in Astrophysics and Cosmology

[Ji-hoon Kim]

Dear All,

Please see the advertisement below by Dr. Marie Gueguen (Marie Curie Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy / Institut de Physique de Renne) about the upcoming conference on “Philosophical Aspects of Simulations in Astrophysics and Cosmology”.  Santi Roca-Fabrega is one of the speakers.  

Thank you very much!

Best wishes,
Ji-hoon







> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Marie Gueguen <mariotte.gueguen at gmail.com>
> Subject: Upcoming conference - AGORA
> Date: July 9, 2021 at 5:52:35 PM GMT+9
> To: Ji-hoon Kim <mornkr at snu.ac.kr>

> Philosophical Aspects of Simulations in Astrophysics and Cosmology 
> August 9th-10th, via Zoom
> Registration Deadline: August 6th 
> Registration Link <https://uci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIode2opzwsHtZjeae3Vlv9A-A92Ji5X8P5/> | Website <https://www.philcosmo.uwo.ca/events/conference-on-philosophical-aspects-of-simulations-in-cosmology/> 
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> Simulations have played an essential role in the advancement of astrophysics and cosmology in recent decades, and they will only grow more indispensable as astrophysicists pursue a deeper and more complex understanding of the highly nonlinear processes at the heart of galaxies, clusters, and the universe itself.  However, these methods do not come without challenges and costs.  This workshop will bring together physicists and philosophers to explore the epistemological and methodological issues raised by simulations.  The first day will focus on code comparisons:  What lessons can we draw from comparisons between different simulation codes, especially large-scale comparison projects such as AGORA and AQUILA?  What are the difficulties associated with comparing a diversity of complex simulations?  The second day will broadly focus on questions of model complexity: Given the limitations on our ability to test against complete analytic solutions, how do the variety of tests and methods available work together to warrant confidence in complex simulations?  To what extent do the highly nonlinear interactions between model components raise worries about “kludges” or other difficulties in diagnosing the sources of inaccuracies in simulation?
> 
> Confirmed speakers and panelists: 
> Rainer Weinberger <http://rainerweinberger.com/> (ITC Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Astrophysics at Harvard & Smithsonian)
> Santi Roca-Fabrega <http://old.phys.huji.ac.il/~santi.roca/> (Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
> Alyson Brooks <http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~abrooks/> (Rutgers University)
> Marie Gueguen  <https://mariegueguenphilosophy.com/>(Rotman Institute of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario & External member of the Centre Atlantique de Philosophie, Université de Rennes 1)
> Claus Beisbart <http://www.claus-beisbart.de/index.html> (University of Bern)
> Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro <https://franciscovillaescusa.github.io/> (Princeton University)
> 
> Registration: 
> We invite attendees from physics, philosophy, history, and sociology of science. Please fill out this registration form <https://uci.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIode2opzwsHtZjeae3Vlv9A-A92Ji5X8P5/> by August 6th if you are interested. Registration is free but there is a maximum of 300 participants. Once registered, participants will receive the Zoom link.
> 
> Organizing Committee: 
> David Freeborn (dfreebor at uci.edu <mailto:dfreebor at uci.edu>)
> Kevin Kadowaki (kadowakk at uci.edu <mailto:kadowakk at uci.edu>)
> Helen Meskhidze (helen.meskhidze at uci.edu <mailto:helen.meskhidze at uci.edu>)
> 
> This workshop is funded by the New Directions in Philosophy of Cosmology <https://www.philcosmo.uwo.ca/> grant from the Templeton Foundation. It is also supported by UC Irvine’s Center for Cosmology <https://cosmology.uci.edu/>. 
> 




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Ji-hoon Kim
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University
www.jihoonkim.org / me at jihoonkim.org 
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