Dear all,

Please note that the time mentioned in our previous announcement is no longer correct.

We will have our next LIRa session on Thursday, 18 November 17:00.

Please use our recurring zoom link: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/88142993494?pwd=d1BsQWR4T2UyK0Job29YNThjaGRkUT09 (Meeting ID: 881 4299 3494, Passcode: 352984)

You can find the details of the talk below.

Speaker: Sebastian De Haro

Date and Time: Thursday, November 18th 2021, 17:00-18:30, (half an hour later than usual!) Amsterdam time.

Venue: online.

Title: Visualization and Understanding in Physics

Abstract.

The discussion about visualization and its relation to scientific understanding goes back to the early days of quantum mechanics, when Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg each used 'Anschaulichkeit' to defend his own preferred version of quantum theory. After reviewing this history, I will discuss scientific understanding for current theories of quantum gravity, where spacetime is sometimes claimed to have no straightforward of natural visualization. I will end with a number of open issues vis-à-vis emerging (quantum) technologies.

Hope to see you there!

The LIRa team