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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

More new stuff! Infinite Scale Scepticism: Probing the Epistemology of the Limit of Infinite Degrees of Freedom and Hilbert Space Non-uniqueness – James D Fraser Abstract in alt text or read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #philsci #philsky

ABSTRACT. I consider two types of argument for thinking we have strong grounds to believe that the actual world is an infinite quantum system: indispensability arguments, appealing to the role unitarily inequivalent Hilbert space representations play in accounting for physical phenomena like spontaneous symmetry breaking; and extrapolation arguments, which support the physical significance of the limit of infinite degrees of freedom by pointing to infinite volume cosmological models. Neither strategy is conclusive, leaving the relevance of novel features of infinite quantum systems to real-world physics murky. I then discuss how to motivate foundational work on infinite quantum systems that don’t turn on the representational veracity of these features, noting that for the question of the epistemological status of unitarily inequivalent Hilbert space representations, sources of non-uniqueness besides the limit of infinite degrees of freedom must be considered.

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

We are hiring a PhD student (3+1 years) and a postdoctoral fellow (3 years) to work on the history and philosophy of physics. Deadline: May 20, 2026. More information available at: erc-rescale.com/news/

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1 PhD position and 1 Postdoc position in history and philosophy of physics We are recruiting a PhD student (3+1 years) and a postdoc (3 years). 1) The PhD student is expected to have a master degr…

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Will Thomas @williamthomas.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In today's AIP History Weekly Edition, we're spotlighting a workshop happening right now at LMU Munich on physicists' efforts to develop methods for working across often vastly different scales. The event extends from the ERC-funded RESCALE project led by Sébastien Rivat. #HPS

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Workshop program: Postwar Physics Across Scales, Munich, April 9–10

AIP History Weekly Edition: April 10, 2026

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We are organizing a workshop on the history of postwar physics on April 9-10, 2026 at LMU Munich. @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social Line-up: A. Blum, F. Caldéron, J. Dougherty, J. Fraser, R. Gaudenzi, A. Koberinski, R. van Leeuwen, E. Margoni, V. Nespeca, S. Rivat, V. Zwierzyk-Teles

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Postwar Physics Across Scales

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Jim Weatherall @jamesowenweatherall.com · 09/01/2026

Submissions are open for Foundations of Physics 2026, in Irvine, CA! Hosted by the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science. Submission deadline is February 1. Tell your friends! foundations2026.us

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Foundations 2026

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The program for our kick-off workshop on the history and philosophy of quantum field theory (June 26) is now available here: www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events_this-... Line-up: Alexander Blum, John Dougherty, James Fraser, Michael Miller & Sébastien Rivat

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Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Quantum Field Theory - Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) - LMU Munich

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We are organizing a kick-off meeting on the history and philosophy of quantum field theory featuring Alexander Blum, John Dougherty, Michael Miller and Sébastien Rivat on Thursday June 26, 9:00-16:00, at @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social. Preliminary informations available here:

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Workshop on the History and Philosophy of Quantum Field Theory - Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) - LMU Munich

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We are very happy to share that the website for the RESCALE project is now out (erc-rescale.com). Stay tuned for opening positions and upcoming events

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ERC Starting Grant The Scale Revolution in Physics: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives

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ERC project RESCALE @erc-rescale.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I’m hiring a postdoctoral fellow for 3 years to work on the philosophy of physics at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP), LMU Munich (deadline: February 23, 2025). More information below. @lmu-mcmp.bsky.social @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

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