Mechanics, mathematical physics and foundations of mathematics in the 18th and 19th Centuries
7 July 2008 - 12 July 2008Invited Speakers
Christophe Eckes
Université Lyon I - Université lyon III6 July 2008 - 12 July 2008
Talk: The Erlanger Program and the special theory of relativity
Yannick Fonteneau
Université Lyon 16 July 2008 - 13 July 2008
Talk: The development of the concept of mechanical work in the 18th century
Giovanni Gallavotti
Sapienza Università di Roma7 July 2008 - 9 July 2008
Seminar: Heat theorem in Boltzmann, Clausius and Helmoltz views
Sandro Graffi
Universita' di Bologna7 July 2008 - 12 July 2008
Seminar: Italian mathematics and quantum theory in the first half of 20th century
Niccolò Guicciardini
Università di Bergamo8 July 2008 - 11 July 2008
Seminar: What does 'solving a problem' mean? Isaac Newton and Johann Bernoulli on central force motion
Guillaume Jouve
Université Lyon 16 July 2008 - 12 July 2008
Seminar: D’Alembert, vibrating strings and the expansion of functions in series
Franco Magri
Dipartimento di Matematica- Universita' di Milano Bicocca8 July 2008 - 12 July 2008
Seminar: The origin of geometric mechanics in Lagrange
Piero Negrini
Università La Sapienza, Roma7 July 2008 - 13 July 2008
Seminar: The role of the 'Stability Problems' in the development of Nonlinear Analysis
Diego Noja
Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Universita` di Milano Bicocca8 July 2008 - 12 July 2008
Talk: Classical Electron Theory from Lorentz to Dirac
Craig Stephenson
The Open University7 July 2008 - 13 July 2008
Seminar: Darwin's Lectures on Hill's Lunar Theory