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[infowar.de] Math and War Conference, August 29-31, 2002
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Liebe Liste! Hier die zweite und letzte Ankündigung der internationalen wissenschaftlichen
Konferenz zum Thema "Mathematik und Krieg" im suedschwedischen Militaerhafen und IT-
Zentrum Karlskrona, 29.-31. August 2002.
Volles Programm mit allen Abstracts auf http://mmf.ruc.dk/~Booss/mathwar/
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Mathematics and War
International Scientific Meeting,
Karlskrona (Sweden), August 29-31, 2002
FINAL PROGRAMME
* Organisers:
Maurice de Gosson (Mathematician, Karlskrona, Sweden), Reiner Braun (Director,
Dortmund, Germany), Stig Andur Pedersen (Philosopher, Roskilde, Denmark).
* Purpose: Mathematics has for centuries been stimulated, financed and credited by
military purposes. Some mathematical thoughts and mathematical technology have also
been vital in war. During World War II mathematical work by the Anti-Hitler coalition was
part of an aspiration to serve humanity and not help destroy it.
At present, it is not an easy task to view the bellicose potentials of mathematics in a proper
perspective.
At the conference, we will present historical evidence and recent changes in the interaction
between mathematics and the military. We will discuss the new mathematically enhanced
development of military technology which seems to have changed the very character of
modern warfare.
Speakers will include historians of mathematics, science and engineering, historians of war,
military analysts, and philosophers.
* Topics: (1) Military traces in the history of mathematics and in present day mathematics.
(2) Changes in the character of warfare under the influence of mathematical theory and
mathematically supported technology. (3) Ethical and social aspects of the interaction
between mathematics and the military. Mathematics and arms control and disarmament.
* Format:
There will be invited lectures and ample time for discussions opened by invited comments
by respondents. The lectures, major points of the discussion, and introductory material to
the subject will be published afterwards.
The Meeting is open subject to registration (see below). It is supported by the Blekinge
Institute of Technology (BTH), the Danish Network for History and Philosophy of
Mathematics (MATHNET), and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for
Global Responsibility (INES) .
* Place: The meeting will be held at the Karlskrona Campus Annebo of the University of
Karlskrona-Ronneby in the scenic historical military port and now IT centre Karlskrona
(South-East of Sweden). It is at 3 hours distance by train from Copenhagen Airport. Official
conference hotel is Hotel Conrad . Low-rate student accommodation will be available.
* Registration:
Please register via email to cdg -!
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Blekinge Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematics
att. Charlyne de Gosson
S-37179 Karlskrona
Sweden
Fax: +46 455 38 54 07
A registration form can be found on the conferences site
http://mmf.ruc.dk/~Booss/mathwar/. Please notify in your registration if you want us to book
accommodation at Hotel Conrad or student accommodation.
The registration fee is SKR 500.
* Registred participants are listet on the site.
* Programme:
Wednesday, August 28
20:30, Welcome Cocktail at Hotel Conrad
Thursday, August 29
9:00, Opening. Welcome by Maurice de Gosson
Greetings by Claes Jogreus (Prefect)
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1. Co-development of Mathematics and the Means of War? Perspectives from Mathematics
9:30-10:10, Roger Godement (Mathematician, Bourbaki Group, Paris),
Science and Military - A Short History of the Topic in the 20th Century.
10:10-10:30, Comments and Discussion, Chair Maurice de Gosson
10:30-10:45, Coffee Break
10:45-11:25, Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze (Mathematics Historian, Agder University
College, Norway),
Military Work of Mathematicians, 1914-1945: an Attempt at an International Perspective.
11:25-12:05, Elisabeth Rakus-Andersson (Mathematician, Blekinge Institute of Technology,
Karlskrona, Sweden),
The Brains Behind the Enigma Code Breaking Before World War II.
12:05-12:30, Comments and Discussion
12:30-14:00, Lunch
14:00-14:40, Kathleen Williams (Military Historian, CUNY, New York)
Improbable Warriors: Mathematicians Grace Hopper and Mina Rees in World War II.
14:40-15:00, Comments and Discussion, Chair Matthias Lesch, Cologne
15:00-15:15, Coffee Break
15:15-15:55, Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen (Mathematics Historian, Roskilde University, Denmark)
War as the Midwife of Mathematical Disciplines.
15:55-16:35, Revaz Valerianovich Gamkrelidze (Mathematician, Steklov Institute of
Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences)
The Discovery of the Maximum Principle in Control Theory.
16:35-16:55, Comments and Discussion
18:00, Mayor's Reception, Town Hall
19:00, Public Lecture, Karlskrona Naval Museum
Philip J. Davis (Mathematician, Brown University, Providence, R.I., U.S.A.),
Mickey Flies the Stealth: War and Entertainment.
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Friday, August 30
2. Co-development of Mathematics and the Means of War? Perspectives from the Military
9:00-9:40, Svend Bergstein (Lieutenant Colonel (ret.), Copenhagen),
War Cannot Be Calculated.
9:40-10:00, Comments and Discussion, Chair Stig Andur Pedersen, Roskilde
10:00-10:40, Svend Clausen (Cing., Danish Defence Research Establishment,
Copenhagen),
Warfare Can Be Calculated.
10:40-11:00, Comments and Discussion
11:00-11:15, Coffee Break
11:15-11:55, Helge Lofstedt (Military Analyst, Swedish Defence Research Establishment,
Stockholm),
Duels of Systems and Forces.
11:55-12:15, Comments and Discussion
12:15-13:15, Lunch
13:15-13:55, Elmar Schmaehling (Rear Admiral (ret.), Berlin, Germany),
Less or More Exposed Non-Combatants and Civilian Objects Under "Surgical Strikes"?
13:55-14:15, Comments and Discussion, Chair John Perram, Odense
14:15-14:45, Ralf Bendrath (Liste "Infowar", Berlin and Washington D.C.),
Cyberwarfare: Fiction, Facts, and the Future of Arms Control.
14:45-15:00, Comments and Discussion
16:00, Guided Tour of the Naval Museum
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Saturday, August 31
3. Co-development of Mathematics and the Means of War? Ethical Issues
9:00-9:40, Finn Aaserud (Historian of Science, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen),
Niels Bohr's Political Crusade During World War II.
9:40-10:00, Comments and Discussion, Chair Heinrich Wefelscheid, Duisburg
10:00-10:40, Andrew Hodges (Mathematician, Oxford, Great Britain),
Military Use of Mathematics During and After World War II: the Case of Alan Turing.
10:40-11:00, Comments and Discussion
11:00-11:15, Coffee Break
11:15-11:55, Jesper Ryberg (Philosopher, Roskilde University, Denmark),
Military Research and Moral Responsibility.
11:55-12:15, Comments and Discussion
12:15-14:00, Lunch
14:00-14:40, Ib Martin Jarvad (International Lawyer, Roskilde University, Denmark),
Mathematical Thinking and the Law of War.
14:40-15:00, Comments and Discussion, Chair Matthias Kreck, Heidelberg
15:00-15:40, Juergen Scheffran (Physicist, Institute for Climate Impact Research,
Potsdam, Germany),
Calculated Security? Mathematical Modelling of Conflict and Cooperation in Social
Systems.
15:40-15:50, Comments and Discussion
15:50-16:30, Closing Remarks by Bernhelm Booss-Bavnbek (Mathematician, Roskilde
University, Denmark) and Open Discussion.
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