Communications

Colloques (sélection)

Juillet 2024 (à venir), “Singular Limit and Intertheory Relations in Fluid Mechanics”, British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference (BSPS 2024), Université de York, Royaume-Uni.

Novembre 2023 (avec Étienne Ligout), "Lee's Discrete Quantum Field Theory", Discrete and Precision in Physics, IHPST.

Juillet 2023, "Discrete Lagrangian Formalism", in Between discrete and continuous time (symposium) 21e UK and European Conference on Foundations of Physics (Foundations 2023), Université de Bristol, Royaume-Uni.

Mai 2023, "Asymptotic expansions as modelling methods in physics", Congrès international de la Société de Philosophie des Sciences, SPS 2023, Université de Nanterre.

Décembre 2022, "The discrete representation of time in physics", séminaire OLOFOS, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique.

Septembre 2022, "The reduction of hydrodynamics and singular limits", Bergen Philosophy of Science Workshop 2022, Norvège.

Mai 2022, "Mouvement Brownien et réduction interthéorique", Conférence Institut de Physique de Rennes, vidéo. 

Septembre 2021, "Limiting reduction of hydrodynamics, singular limits, and asymptotic expansions", 8th Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA 2021), Université de Turin, Italie.

Septembre 2021, "Numerical instability and dynamical systems" (avec Julie Jebeile), 8th Conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS 2021), Université de Mons, Belgique.

Novembre 2018, "Inferential power, formalisms, and scientific models" (avec Anouk Barberousse et Cyrille Imbert), The 26th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2018), Seattle.

Juillet 2018, "Phase Transitions, Renormalisation Group, and Finite Size Scaling Theory", 19e UK and European Conference on Foundations of Physics, Utrecht.

Juillet 2018, "Phase Transitions, Renormalisation Group, and Finite Size Scaling Theory", Colloque annuel de la British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS 2018), Université d'Oxford, Royaume-Uni.

Juillet   2017, "Brownian motion, infinite limit, and the emergence of stochasticity", Annual conference of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS 2017), University of Edinburg, Royaume-Uni

Novembre  2016, "Irreversibility in the derivation of the Boltzmann equation", 25th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2016), Atlanta.  http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/12592/

Juillet  2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", 18e UK and European Conference on Foundations of Physics, Royaume-Uni. 

Juillet 2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference (BSPS 2016), University of Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Juin  2016, "Théories finitistes des transitions de phase, émergence et idéalisations infinies", 6th Conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS 2016), University of Lausanne. 

Juin   2016, "The infinite limit as an eliminable approximation for phase transitions", Infinite Idealizations in Science (IIS), MCMP, LMU Munich. 

Août 2015, "A Discrete Solution for the Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise", 15th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (CLMPS 2015), Helsinki, Finland.

Juillet   2015, "Are Numerical Solutions Preferable to Analytical Solutions?" (avec Julie Jebeile), Annual Conference of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, University of Manchester  (BSPS 2015), Royaume-Uni.

Mai  2013, "How Numerical Computation Changes Mathematization of Physics". Mathematising Science : Limits and Perspective, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Royaume-Uni.

Juin 2012, "Discrete Mechanics: a Good Formulation for Modelling Physical Phenomena?" Models and Simulations 5, Helsinki.

Juin 2012, "Philosophical Consequences of Discrete Representation of Time in  Classical Mechanics" (in French), 4th Conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS), UQÀM, Montréal.

Mai 2012, "Underdetermination of Theories and Mathematical Formulations" (in French), 3rd Conference of the Societé de Philosophie Analytique (SoPhA), Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Nov. 2011, "Is Discretization a Change of Mathematical Idealization?" International Conference on The plurality of Numerical Methods and their Philosophical Analysis, IHPST, Paris.

Oct. 2011, "Strong Underdetermination of Theories by Data: the case of different mathematical formulations of a scientific theory". 3rd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA 2011), University of Athens.

Oct. 2010, " How does physical analogy help solve problems of pure mathematics?" Bochum-Lausanne-Tilburg Graduate School 2010 l , Tilburg University.

Juin 2010 , "The Role of Theoretical Physics in Research in Constructive  Mathematics", International Conference on The Role of Practices in Shaping  Results in Mathematics and Logic, Université de Nancy.

Sur invitation (sélection)

Décembre 2022, "The discrete representation of time in physics", séminaire OLOFOS, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique 

Septembre 2022, "The reduction of hydrodynamics and singular limits", Bergen Philosophy of Science Workshop 2022, Norvège.

Mai 2022, "Mouvement Brownien et réduction interthéorique", Conférence Institut de Physique de Rennes, vidéo. 

Novembre 2021, La représentation discrète du temps en physique, Séminaire de Philosophie et d'Histoire des Sciences de l'Université Côte d’Azur, Nice.

Juin 2021, "Lanford's derivation of the Boltzmann equation", Quantum Foundations Seminars, Institut Néel, Grenoble. lien vers la video. 

Mai 2021, "Numerical instability and dynamical systems", Summer meeting of the Canadian Mathematicians Society, Ottawa.

Avril 2020, " The problem of infinite idealizations in statistical mechanics, "Atelier du LKB, ENS, Paris.

Novembre 2019, "Irréversibilité et dérivation contemporaine de l’équation de Boltzmann", Seminaire d'Histoire et de Philosophie de la Physique, SPHERE, Paris-Diderot.

Mai 2019, "Phase transitions and infinite limits", Mathematical Explanations and Emergence in the Physical Sciences, PHIER, Clermont-Ferrand.

Décembre 2018, "Modèles scientifiques, inférences et formalismes", Assises de Paris 1, IHPST et Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Octobre 2018, "Inferential power, formalisms, and scientific models" (with Anouk Barberousse and Cyrille Imbert), Paris-Leuven workshop, Paris, Sorbonne Université.

Juin 2018. "Zeno’s Paradoxes and Discrete Mechanics", Symposium CLPS-DWMC, KU Leuven, Belgium.

Novembre 2017. "Brownian motion, infinite limit, and the emergence of stochasticity", Workshop on Indeterminism in Philosophy and Physics, University of Geneva.

Novembre 2017. "La causalité dans l’effet Aharonov-Bohm", Quantum Interdisciplinar Science Seminar, Institut Néel, CNRS, Grenoble.

Novembre 2016, "The infinite limit as an eliminable approximation for phase transitions", Emergence and the Limit: A Workshop in Philosophy of Physics, London School of Economics, U.K. 

Juillet 2016, "Physics without infinity", Leuven-Buenos Aires workshop on Philosophy of Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium.

Mai 2016, "The mathematical tools for the derivation of the Boltzmann equation", International workshop on ‘‘applied mathematics’’, SND — Université  Paris-Sorbonne, France.

Avril 2016, "Peut-on se passer de variables continues en physique?" Journées bisontines de didactique des mathématiques et d’épistémologie: ‘‘les grandeurs mathématiques et physiques’’, Université  de Franche-Comté, France.

Mai 2016, "Emergence and infinite idealizations", International workshop on "Emergence in Natural Science, Institut supérieur de Philosophie, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique.

Mars  2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", Journée « Philosophie formelle », Université  Paris-Sorbonne, France.

Feb. 2015 , "The Representation of Time in Discrete Mechanics", Joint Seminar of History and Philosophy of Science & Computer Science, Université d'Aberdeen, Royaume-Uni.

Feb. 2015, "A Discrete Solution for the Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise", Seminar of Philosophy of Physics, University of Aberdeen, Royaume-Uni.

Sept. 2012, "Discrete Time in Computer Simulations" (avec Anouk Barberousse).   International Conference on Time of Nature, Nature of Time, Université de  Bordeaux.