10.07.2022: The 8th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity (19-23 September 2022) Conference webpage: https://events.ncbj.gov.pl/event/152/ The 8th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity will be held at the Banach Center IMPAN in Warsaw. The scientific programme of the conference covers a broad range of topics in the classical and quantum theory of relativity. As in
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Quantum Gravity and More 2022
4.07.2022: Conference “Quantum Gravity and More” (October, 7-8th 2022) dedicated to the scientific achievements of Prof. Jerzy Jurkiewicz. Link to the conference website: https://cs.if.uj.edu.pl/event/QuantumGravityAndMore/ “The aim of the conference is to commemorate the scientific achievements of Prof. Jerzy Jurkiewicz, who passed away last year. The focus shall be on quantum gravity, random matrix theory, quantum chromodynamics and
Read morePassing of Prof. Wojciech Kopczyński
14.04.2022: It is with great sadness that we learned on April 14th, 2022, Wojciech Kopczyński, Professor of the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, member of the New York Academy of Sciences, co-founder and member of the Polish Society on Relativity, has passed away. Wojciech Kopczyński Wojciech Kopczyński graduated from the Faculty of Physics of the University
Read moreSupport for Ukraine
We express our support for Ukrainian teachers, scientists and students and for the entire Ukrainian people, who have the right to a democratic, sovereign and independent state and the right to decide their future without outside intervention. [Society Board, 24.02.2022] Wyrażamy nasze poparcie dla ukraińskich nauczycieli, naukowców i studentów oraz dla całego narodu ukraińskiego, który
Read morePassing of Prof. Jerzy Jurkiewicz
It is with deep sorrow that we learned on November 30, 2021, of the passing of Prof. Jerzy Jurkiewicz, one of the initiators, a founding member and former Vice President of the Polish Society on Relativity. He was 74 years old. Jerzy Jurkiewicz was born on July 22, 1947, in Krakow. In 1970 he received a
Read moreAmaldi Medal for prof. Andrzej Trautman
The Amaldi Medal of the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitational Physics for the year 2021 is awarded to Professor Andrzej Trautman for his fundamental contributions to the theory of gravitational waves. The prize, named after the famous physicist Edoardo Amaldi who was one of the fathers of experimental gravitational physics, is awarded every two years
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VII Conference Of The Polish Society On Relativity 2021
1.09.2021: 7th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity The 7th annual conference of the Polish Society on Relativity will be held at the Łódź University of Technology. The conference will be divided into seven sessions. Conference website: https://fizyka.p.lodz.pl/en/potor7/
Read moreSymposium on quantum symmetries, noncommutative geometry and quantum gravity
24-25 June 2021: Symposium on quantum symmetries, noncommutative geometry and quantum gravity
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NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2020 (Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, Andrea Ghez)
A group of friends discussing over dinner the classical and quantum black holes [Warszawa, 14ty września, 2019] from the left: Jerzy Lewandowski, Roger Penrose, Yongge Ma, Ted Newman, Carlo Rovelli, Francesca Vidotto Sir Roger Penrose, Honorary Member of the Polish Society on Relativity is among the 2020 Nobel Laureates in Physics. His distinguished achievement is the
Read moreNew board of Potor Society
25.09.2020: General Meeting of PoToR. Participants have chosen new board of society. The board now consits of: Jerzy Lewandowski (president), Jakub Mielczarek (vice-president), Agnieszka Janiuk (treasurer, finances), Patryk Mach, Marek Rogatko. Audit Committee consits of Jacek Jezierski, Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman and Tomasz Trześniewski.
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