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SUMMARY:HAPP One-day Conference: Order and Chaos - Professor Phillip Horky
  (Durham University)\, Professor Chris Budd OBE (University of Bath)\, Pro
 fessor Esra Sorguven (University of Sussex)\, Professor Karoline Wiesner (
 University of Potsdam)\, Professor Michael Berry FRS (University of Bristo
 l)\, Professor Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS (University of Surrey)\, After Dinne
 r Speaker: Professor Peter Stark (Royal College of Music)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230603T103000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20230603T170000
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DESCRIPTION:Order and chaos have been fundamental concepts in human though
 t from the earliest times. The ancient astronomers devised systems to expl
 ain the ostensibly chaotic motions of the stars and planets\, later culmin
 ating in the apparently deterministic laws of Newton' theory of gravity. H
 owever\, Poincaré's study of the three-body problem showed that chaos wou
 ld invariably result from the inevitable uncertainty of the initial condit
 ions. Building on this\, Lorenz derived the Butterfly Effect whereby seemi
 ngly trivial\, remote occurrences can result in huge chaotic outcomes.\n\n
 The expression of the Second Law of Thermodynamics\, most notably by Claus
 ius and Kelvin\, with the concept of entropy as well as Boltzmann's work i
 n statistical mechanics demonstrated the inevitable increase in the disord
 er in physical systems. Most recently work on the quantum theory of chaos\
 , in between order and disorder\, promises to impact the development of qu
 antum technologies including computing. This conference will examine the e
 volution of the theories of order and chaos across the centuries and their
  prospects for future advances.\n\nRegistration to attend this conference 
 is free\, except for the Conference Dinner\, and booking is required for b
 oth in-person and online attendance. Please see website for more details a
 nd booking links: https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/event/happ-one-day-conference-o
 rder-and-chaos\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Phillip Horky (Durham University)\, P
 rofessor Chris Budd OBE (University of Bath)\, Professor Esra Sorguven (Un
 iversity of Sussex)\, Professor Karoline Wiesner (University of Potsdam)\,
  Professor Michael Berry FRS (University of Bristol)\, Professor Jim Al-Kh
 alili CBE FRS (University of Surrey)\, After Dinner Speaker: Professor Pet
 er Stark (Royal College of Music)
LOCATION:Mathematical Institute (In person and livestreamed online)\, Wood
 stock Road OX2 6GG
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9a2c9a5c-2838-4a21-8ea4-a54c6290da00/
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 lip Horky (Durham University)\, Professor Chris Budd OBE (University of Ba
 th)\, Professor Esra Sorguven (University of Sussex)\, Professor Karoline 
 Wiesner (University of Potsdam)\, Professor Michael Berry FRS (University 
 of Bristol)\, Professor Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS (University of Surrey)\, Af
 ter Dinner Speaker: Professor Peter Stark (Royal College of Music)
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