There are several new and rapidly evolving research areas blossoming out from the interaction of logic and relativity theory. The aim of this conference series, which take place once every 2 or 3 years, is to attract and bring together mathematicians, physicists, philosophers of science, and logicians from all over the word interested in these and related areas to exchange new ideas, problems and results.

Topics include (but are not restricted to):

   •  Special and general relativity    •  Knowledge acquisition in science
   •  Axiomatizing physical theories    •  Branching spacetime
   •  Logical foundations of spacetime    •  Concept algebras and algebraic logic
   •  Computability and physics    •  Logic of time and space
   •  Logic of causality    •  Cylindric and relation algebras
   •  Relativistic computation    •  Relativity theory and philosophy of science

Invited speakers:

  • Alexandru Baltag (University of Amsterdam)
  • S. Barry Cooper (University of Leeds)
  • Mark Hogarth (University of Cambridge)
  • Thomas Müller (Universität Konstanz)
  • István Rácz (Wigner Institute)
  • Valentin B. Shehtman (Moscow State University)
  • Sonja Smets (University of Amsterdam)
  • László E. Szabó (Eötvös University)

Important dates:

  • Deadline for abstract or paper submission: 20 March, 5 April, 2015
  • Notifying the authors: 20 May, 2015
  • Early registration: 31 May, 2015
  • Conference: 9-13 August, 2015

Looking forward to seeing you in Budapest.
Program Committee:

  • István Németi (Chair, Rényi Institute)
  • Thomas Benda (Yang Ming University)
  • Miklós Ferenczi (Budapest University of Technology)
  • Michele Friend (The George Washington University)
  • Judit X. Madarász (Rényi Institute)
  • John Byron Manchak (University of California)
  • Tomasz Placek (Jagiellonian University)
  • Ildikó Sain (Rényi Institute)
  • Mike Stannett (University of Sheffield)
  • Gergely Székely (Rényi Institute)
  • Christian Wüthrich (University of California)

Organizing Committee:

  • Gergely Székely (Chair, Rényi Institute)
  • Hajnal Andréka (Rényi Institute)
  • Koen Lefever (Vesalius College)
  • Attila Molnár (Eötvös University)
  • Mike Stannett (University of Sheffield)

Contact

Gergely Székely
e-mail: lrb15_(at)_renyi_dot_mta_dot_hu

Mailing address: Reáltanoda u. 13-15, Budapest 1053 Hungary

Fax: +36 1 4838333