Hypatia 2023–Particle Physics and Statistical Mechanics
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 830
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Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In honoring Hypatia of Alexandria (c.370CE-c.415CE), the Hellennistic Neoplatonist Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher, the Egyptian Center for Theoretical Physics (ECTP) organizes this International Conference. The first edition of this conference is devoted to "Particle Physics and Statistical Mechanics". Thereby, the participation for female as well as other minority groups of scientists and researchers is especially promoted.
Hypatia was the daughter of the last great mathematician Theon of Alexandrea (c.335CE-c.405CE), who also tutored her in mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. Hypatia was well known for her lectures and public outreach. She was admired because of her work on the ideas of conic sections introduced by Apollonious, especially how she divided cones into different parts by a plane. From this concept, the ideas of hyperbolas, parabolas, and ellipses were born. She mastered making related concepts easier to understand, even in ancient times. Hypatia never married. She was the first female scientist to whom such a profound mathematical impact was attributed.
The topics represented at Hypatia 2023 are categorized into five interconnected disciplines:
- Particle Physics including Nuclear Experiments, Phenomenological Studies, Theoretical Approaches, Simulations, Perturbative/Nonperturbative QCD, Hydrodynamics, Thermal Models, Standard Model, Beyond Standard Model, etc.
- Statistical Mechanics including Applied/Abstract Mathematics, Thermodynamics, Extensive/Nonextensive Statistics, Superstatistics, etc.
- Geometry Analysis including Euclidean Geometry, Gauge Theory, Differential Geometry, Finsler/Rieman Geometry, etc.
- Astronomy including General Relativity, Gravitation, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Singularities, Physics of Early Universe, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays, Particle Astrophysics, etc.
- Outreach and Public Talks: Science History, Science Philosophy, etc.
Prof. Dr. Abdel Nasser Tawfik
Guest Editor
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