We are pleased to announce the 11th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity (PoToR), which will take place from July 21 to July 24, 2025, at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wrocław. This event, as always, will bring together researchers from Poland and abroad to share the latest discoveries and collaborate in the
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Theoretical Physics Symposium
The Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Faculty of Physics UW invites everyone to participate in the Theoretical Physics Symposium, which will take place on December 5-6, 2024. To honor the late Prof. Jerzy Lewandowski, a portion of the Symposium will be devoted to the theory ofrelativity and gravitation. Details of the Symposium are available
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Prof. Leszek M. Sokołowski (1948–2024) has passed away
On November 6, 2024, Professor Leszek Sokołowski of Jagiellonian University passed away. He was a theoretical physicist, relativist, cosmologist, and longtime head of the Department of Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology at the Jagiellonian University Astronomical Observatory. Professor Sokołowski specialized in Einstein’s theory of gravity and its relationship to other metric theories of gravity. His broad
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Remembrance of Professor Jerzy Lewandowski – Edward Malec
Professor Jerzy Lewandowski passed away on October 8, 2024. His illness, which I learned about from him personally on September 18 of this year, was a great shock to me. I was attending the Polish Relativity Society conference in Kazimierz Dolny at the time, and we corresponded with Jurek regarding the new POTOR elections. He
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Passing of Prof. Jerzy Lewandowski
With deep sorrow, we announce that Professor Jerzy Lewandowski, the first and long-serving president of the Polish Relativity Society, passed away on October 8, 2024, after a sudden illness. The funeral ceremony of Professor Jerzy Lewandowski will take place on October 25th, 2024. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM in St. Alexander’s
Read moreNew Board of the Polish Society on Relativity
A new board of the Polish Society on Relativity was elected during the general assembly on September 17, 2024. New board: New audit committee: We thank the previous board for their service over the past years: Board 2020-2024: Audit committee 2020-2024:
Read moreGeneral Assembly of PoToR
The General Assembly of PoToR will take place during the PoToRu conference in Kazimierz Dolny on: September 17, 2024 (Tuesday) at 8:15 PM. We plan to hold the meeting in a hybrid format. During the assembly, elections for the board and the audit committee will be conducted. Conference website: https://events.ncbj.gov.pl/event/323/
Read moreUpcoming Relativistic Events in Poland
We invite you to participate in the upcoming schools: School of Black Holes and Conformal Infinities of Spacetime 64th Cracow School of Theoretical Physics Advanced School on Quantum Spacetimes We encourage you to participate. See you there!
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The 10th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity will be held in Kazimierz Dolny by the Vistula River from September 16-20, 2024. The conference website is available at: https://events.ncbj.gov.pl/event/323 As in previous years, the scientific program of the conference will cover a wide range of topics in the field of classical and quantum relativity
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Dear all, We would like to inform you that the last farewell to Krzysztof Belczyński in Warsaw will take place on Wednesday, January 24 this year, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Northern Municipal Cemetery at ul. Kazimierza Wóycickiego 14. The funeral (without the official part in the chapel or church) will takeplace
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