Talks
Conferences (selection)
November 2024 (forthcoming), “Singular Limit and Intertheory Relations in Fluid Mechanics”, The 29th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2024), New Orleans, USA.
July 2024 (forthcoming), “Singular Limit and Intertheory Relations in Fluid Mechanics”, British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference (BSPS 2024), University of York, UK.
November 2023 (with Étienne Ligout), "Lee's Discrete Quantum Field Theory", Discrete and Precision in Physics, IHPST.
July 2023, "Discrete Lagrangian Formalism", in Between discrete and continuous time (symposium) 21e UK and European Conference on Foundations of Physics (Foundations 2023), University of Bristol, UK.
May 2023, "Asymptotic expansions as modelling methods in physics", Congrès international de la Société de Philosophie des Sciences, SPS 2023, University of Nanterre, France.
December 2022, "The discrete representation of time in physics", OLOFOS seminar, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique.
September 2022, "The reduction of hydrodynamics and singular limits", Bergen Philosophy of Science Workshop 2022, Norway.
Mai 2022, "Mouvement Brownien et réduction interthéorique", Conférence Institut de Physique de Rennes, vidéo.
September 2021, "Limiting reduction of hydrodynamics, singular limits, and asymptotic expansions", 8th Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA 2021), University of Turin, Italy
September 2021, "Numerical instability and dynamical systems" (with Julie Jebeile), 8th Conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS 2021), University of Mons, Belgium.
November 2018, "Inferential power, formalisms, and scientific models"(with Anouk Barberousse and Cyrille Imbert), The 26th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2018), Seattle, USA.
July 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.
July 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, United Kingdom.
November 2016, "Irreversibility in the derivation of the Boltzmann equation", 25th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2016), Atlanta, USA. http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/12592/
July 2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", 18e UK and European Conference on Foundations of Physics, United Kingdom.
July 2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference (BSPS 2016), University of Cardiff, United Kingdom.
June 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.
June 2016, "The infinite limit as an eliminable approximation for phase transitions", Infinite Idealizations in Science (IIS), MCMP, LMU Munich.
August 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.
July 2015, "Are Numerical Solutions Preferable to Analytical Solutions?" (with Julie Jebeile), Annual Conference of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, University of Manchester (BSPS 2015), United Kingdom.
May 2013, "How Numerical Computation Changes Mathematization of Physics". Mathematising Science : Limits and Perspective, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
June 2012, "Discrete Mechanics: a Good Formulation for Modelling Physical Phenomena?" Models and Simulations 5, Helsinki.
June 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.
May 2012, "Underdetermination of Theories and Mathematical Formulations" (in French), 3rd Conference of the Societé de Philosophie Analytique (SoPhA), Ecole Normale Superieure, 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.
June 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, University of Nancy.
Invited talks (selection)
Decembre 2022, "The discrete representation of time in physics", OLOFOS seminar, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Septembre 2022, "The reduction of hydrodynamics and singular limits", Bergen Philosophy of Science Workshop 2022, Norway.
May 2022, "Mouvement Brownien et réduction interthéorique", Conférence Institut de Physique de Rennes, France.
June 2021, "Lanford's derivation of the Boltzmann equation", Quantum Foundations Seminars, Institut Néel, Grenoble. link to the video.
May 2021, "Numerical instability and dynamical systems", Summer meeting of the Canadian Mathematicians Society, Ottawa.
April 2020, " The problem of infinite idealizations in statistical mechanics, "Atelier du LKB, ENS, Paris.
November 2019, "Irréversibilité et dérivation contemporaine de l’équation de Boltzmann" , History and Philosophy of Physics Seminar, SPHERE, Paris-Diderot.
May 2019, "Phase transitions and infinite limits", Mathematical Explanations and Emergence in the Physical Sciences, PHIER, Clermont-Ferrand.
December 2018, "Modèles scientifiques, inférences et formalismes", Assises de Paris 1, IHPST et Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
October 201, "Inferential power, formalisms, and scientific models" (with Anouk Barberousse and Cyrille Imbert), Paris-Leuven workshop, Paris, Sorbonne University.
June 2018. "Zeno’s Paradoxes and Discrete Mechanics", Symposium CLPS-DWMC, KU Leuven, Belgium.
November 2017. "Brownian motion, infinite limit, and the emergence of stochasticity", Workshop on Indeterminism in Philosophy and Physics, University of Geneva.
November 2017. "La causalité dans l’effet Aharonov-Bohm", Quantum Interdisciplinar Science Seminar, Institut Néel, CNRS, Grenoble.
November 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.
July 2016, "Physics without infinity", Leuven-Buenos Aires workshop on Philosophy of Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium.
May 2016, "The mathematical tools for the derivation of the Boltzmann equation", International workshop on ‘‘applied mathematics’’, SND — University Paris-Sorbonne, France.
April 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.
May 2016, "Emergence and infinite idealizations", International workshop on "Emergence in Natural Science, Institut supérieur de Philosophie, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique.
March 2016, "Boltzmann-Grad limit and irreversibility", Journée « Philosophie formelle », University Paris-Sorbonne, France.
Feb. 2015 , "The Representation of Time in Discrete Mechanics", Joint Seminar of History and Philosophy of Science & Computer Science, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Feb. 2015, "A Discrete Solution for the Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise", Seminar of Philosophy of Physics, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Sept. 2012, "Discrete Time in Computer Simulations" (with Anouk Barberousse). International Conference on Time of Nature, Nature of Time, University of Bordeaux.