Dirac Centenary Conference (Baylor University)

贝勒大学的狄拉克百年纪念会议(http://www.baylor.edu/Dirac))是对保罗·狄拉克(1902年至1984年)对二十世纪和二十一世纪物理学的方法论、进步和未来的开创性贡献的跨学科评估。它汇集了来自理论物理、数学、科学史和科学哲学的学者，为不同学科的学生和研究人员提供了一个难得的机会，让他们从彼此的互动中受益。狄拉克在数学和物理理论方面的创新使正则量子引力、超对称性、超弦和几何泛函分析的前沿发展成为可能，这一讨论将使物理学和数学系的学生接触到各自领域的活跃研究，并有助于理解物理理论的发展，这将有助于科学历史学家和哲学家审查现代物理学的方法论、认识论和形而上学的含义。不同学科之间的相互影响也将有助于以有益的方式增进各领域内和各领域之间的知识和了解。这次会议还为本科生和研究生以及物理、数学、哲学和历史领域的博士后研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，在他们可以从各自领域前沿的资深学者那里获得反馈的背景下介绍他们的工作。会议以面向自然科学和数学专业学生的海报环节竞赛和面向科学史和/或科学哲学专业学生的短篇论文演讲竞赛开始。会议奖学金适用于学生参与和出席，强烈鼓励少数族裔学生申请。这一努力对科学教育的影响将通过贝勒协调一个德克萨斯州学校联盟共同主办这次会议，并通过从西南部许多较小的大学招募学生参与进来，特别是那些历史上是非裔美国人或西班牙裔的大学。这次会议的宣传将引起公众对科学问题的关注，并有助于在德克萨斯州中部和其他地区促进科学意识和教育。

Baylor University's Dirac Centenary Conference (http://www.baylor.edu/Dirac) is an interdisciplinary evaluation of the seminal contributions of Paul Dirac (1902-1984) to the methodology, progress, and future of twentieth and twenty first century physics. Drawing together scholars from theoretical physics, mathematics, the history of science and the philosophy of science, it provides a rare chance for students and researchers across different disciplines to benefit from interaction with each other. The discussion into the cutting-edge developments in canonical quantum gravity, supersymmetry, superstrings and geometric functional analysis made possible by Dirac's innovations in mathematics and physical theory will give physics and mathematics students exposure to active research in their fields, and also contribute to an understanding of the development of physical theory in a way that will aid historians and philosophers of science as they examine the methodological, epistemological and metaphysical implications of modern physics. The cross-fertilization of different disciplines will also contribute to advancing knowledge and understanding within and across fields in beneficial ways. The fruits of this scholarly interaction will be published in an edited volume of conference proceedings.The conference also provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers in physics, mathematics, philosophy and history to present their work in a context where they can get feedback from senior scholars at the forefront of their respective fields. The conference opens with a poster session competition for students in the physical sciences and mathematics, and a short paper presentation competition for students in the history and/or philosophy of science. Conference scholarships are available for student participation and attendance with minority students strongly encouraged to apply. The impact of this effort on science education will be furthered by Baylor's coordination of a consortium of Texas schools co-sponsoring the conference, and by the recruitment of student involvement from many of the smaller colleges in the southwest, particularly those that are historically African-American or Hispanic. Publicity for the conference will draw public attention to issues in science and contribute to promoting science awareness and education in central Texas and beyond.