Towards a Quantum Culture: The Different Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
A Workshop of the Italian Society for the History of Physics and Astronomy to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of quantum mechanics (1925)
University of Milano, Department of Physics
9-11 December 2025
The Workshop
The Meeting is related to the celebration of the rise of quantum mechanics in 1925. It aims to promote research in the history of physics and astronomy in Italy, carried out by academic historians, independent scholars and school teachers interested to explore the role of the history of these disciplines in contemporary science education. At the same time, the Meeting provides an opportunity to strengthen existing collaborations and establish new connections among SISFA members, other scholarly societies, and researchers working in related fields.
Historians of physics and astronomy are invited to participate, and the invitation is extended to all scholars and researchers with similar interests.
Topics
Proposals for oral communications should mainly address the history of quantum physics and cosmology, also in connection with the related areas of mathematics, chemistry, biology, neurobiology, information theory, epistemology and the history of science and culture. Studies focusing on historical instruments and experiments and documentary sources regarding the mentioned fields are also relevant to the purposes of the Conference, as well as the applications of the history of physics and cosmology in science education and museum displays.
Thematic sessions:
- Quantum Culture
- Different Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
- Different Formulations of Quantum Mechanics
- Old Quantum Physics and Quantum Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Relativistic Field Theory
- Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology
- Quantum Biology and Quantum Neurobiology
- Quantum Information and Computation
- Quantum Logic
Registration and abstract submission
Registration is mandatory to attend the conference. There will not be any conference fee.
Abstracts of oral communications should be submitted in English at workshop@sisfa.org.
All abstracts will be peer-reviewed on behalf of the SISFA scientific committee. Please see below for more details regarding important dates, abstract submission and registration.
