7th World Congress on Mummy Studies University of San Diego San ...

SYMPOSIA.–.Monday
9:00 25 Experimental Measurements of Endogenous Electric Fields
in MEMS Devices: Toward a Second Law Challenge,.DANIEL
P. SHEEHAN.(University.of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA).
9:15 26 Experimental Challenge to the Second Law of Thermodynamics
in High-Temperature, Gas-Surface Reactions,.
DANIEL P. SHEEHAN, D.J. MALLIN, and J.T. GARA-
MELLA.(University.of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA).
9:30 27 Aspects of Quantization in Nucleation: The Bubble,
K.M. GALDAMEz.(Tufts.University,.Medford,.MA).
9:45 28 Rheological Measurements in the Isotropic, Nematic
and Lamellar Phase of the Cesium Pentadecafluorooctanoate/H
2 O System,. PANOS PHOTINOS. (Southern. Oregon.
University,.Ashland,.OR).
Quantum Retrocausation:
Theory and Experiment, Part I
KIPJ.Rooms.A.and.B
Monday
8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Program continues on Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.
(refer to page 29 of these Proceedings)
Organizer:.Daniel P. Sheehan.(Department.of.Physics,.University.
of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA).
Sponsored.by.the.Pacific.Division.section.on.Physics.and.Materials.
Science.
Causation.–.the.notion.that.earlier.events.affect.later.ones.but.not.
vice.versa.–.undergirds.our.experience.of.reality.and.physical.law..
Although.it.is.predicated.on.the.forward.unidirectionality.of.time,.in.
fact,.most.physical.laws.are.time.symmetric;.that.is,.they.formally.
and. equally. admit. both. time-forward. and. time-reverse. solutions..
Time-reverse.solutions.would.allow.the.future.to.influence.the.past,.
i.e.,.reverse.(or.retro-).causation..Why.time-forward.solutions.are.
preferentially. observed. in. nature. remains. an. unresolved. problem.
in.physics.
Laboratory. evidence. for. reverse. causation. is. intriguing. but.
scarce;.meanwhile,.theoretical.models.for.these.results.have.not.yet.
made.deep.enough.connections.with.mainstream.physics..Even.the.
most.basic.physical.constraints.–.e.g.,.whether.reverse.causation.is.
best.explained.by.energy.transfers.or.simply.by.correlations.without.
information.exchange.–.remain.open.questions.
This. symposium. will. explore. recent. experiments,. theory,. and.
philosophical.issues.connected.with.retrocausation..In.particular,.it.
is.hoped.that.this.meeting.will.help.generate.comprehensive.theoretical.
models. by. which. experimental. results. can. be. understood,.
and. stimulate. new. experiments. and. collaborations. by. which. the.
underlying.physics.may.be.more.clearly.exposed.
Session.Chair:.Garret Moddel.(University.of.Colorado,.Boulder,.CO)
8:45 29 Constructing Retrocausal Models: Decision Points
24. 1100 (time.italicized.and.underlined).identifies.a.student.presentation
. *.identifies.the.speaker.from.among.several.authors.listed
63.(bolded.number).is.the.abstract.number
abstracts.contain.complete.contact.information.for.authors
and Pitfalls, KEN WHARTON.(San.Jose.State.University,.
San.Jose,.CA)..
9:30 30 Delayed Choice Experiments, the Arrow of Time, and
Quantum Measurement,.L.S. SCHULMAN.(Clarkson.University,.Potsdam,.New.York,.USA).
10:15 BREAK
10:30 31 Precision Measurements and Weak Values,.ANDREW
N. JORDAN.(University.of.Rochester,.Rochester,.NY).
11:15 32 The Retrocausal Nature of Quantum Measurement
Revealed by Partial and Weak Measurements, AVSH-
ALOM C. ELITzUR. (Iyar,. The. Israeli. Institute. for.
Advanced.Research).
12:00 LUNCH
1:30 33 The Broken Symmetry of Time,.RUTH E. KASTNER.
(University.of.Maryland,.College.Park,.MD).
2:15 34 Mechanism of the Quantum Speed-up, GIUSEPPE
CASTAGNOLI.(Elsag.Bailey,.Pieve.Ligure,.Italy).
3:00 BREAK
3:15 35 Cyclical Cosmology on a Mobius Strip, MICHAEL IBI-
SON (Institute.for.Advanced.Studies.at.Austin,.Austin,.TX).
4:00 36 Understanding Retrocausality – and Losing a Wager,
RICHARD SHOUP.(Boundary.Institute,.San.Jose,.CA)..
4:45 36a Pre and post-selection, weak measurements and the
flow of time in quantum mechanics,.JEFF TOLLAKSEN
(Chapman.University,.One.University.Drive,.Orange,.CA).
Program continues on Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.
Please refer to page 29 in these Proceedings.
Don’t Sign Your Life Away:
Author’s Rights, Scientific Publishing, Digital
Repositories, and the Case for Open Access
KIPJ.Room.217
Monday
9:00 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Organizers:.Amy Besnoy.(Science.Librarian/Copley.Library,.University.of.San.Diego,.San.Diego,.CA),.Crystal
Goldman (Academic.
Liaison. Librarian,. Dr.. Martin. Luther. King,. Jr.. Library,. San. Jose.