FQT2015
The Second Edition the Workshop series: “Is quantum theory exact? The endeavor for the theory beyond standard quantum mechanics - FQT2015” will take place at Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 23-25 September.
The Workshop has as main aim to discuss the possible limits of validity of the quantum mechanics and the theories beyond the “standard” quantum mechanics, together with their possible experimental validation.
From the theoretical point of view, since the Einstein-Bohr debate, quantum mechanics never stopped raising questions about its intimate nature and meaning. In particular, the transition from the microscopic world, where systems are observed in a superposition of different quantum states, to the macroscopic world, where systems have well defined positions (the so-called “measurement problem”), continued to puzzle the scientific community. For this reason, many scientists are searching for theories beyond the standard quantum formulation
From the experimental point of view, quantum mechanics is the best verified available theory. It is therefore a very compelling challenge to look for the small violations predicted by alternative quantum theories. The aim is either to put stronger observational bounds on the new theories, i.e. on model's parameters, or, much more exciting, to find a violation of standard quantum mechanics when compared to the new theories' predictions. In this framework, a deeper understanding of the possible limits of validity of the quantum superposition principle is a fascinating experimental challenge.
This meeting represents as well the kick-off meeting of the FQXi project " "Events" as we see them: experimental test of the collapse models as a solution of the measurement-problem", started 1 September 2015, a project financed by Foundational Question Institute (FQXi) in the framework of the call "Physics of what happens":
http://fqxi.org/community/forum/topic/2576
http://fqxi.org/grants/large/awardees/list
The Workshop is sponsored by: Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi
More information: here