Alexander Friedmann International Seminar

The objective of the meeting is to promote contacts between scientists working in the field of Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology and related fields. It is well known that the important role in Gravitation and Cosmology is played by the Casimir effect. To underline this, special Symposia devoted to this effect have been included in the Programs of the 7th, 8th, and 9th Friedmann Seminars. The Casimir effect is a multidisciplinary subject. Its applications extend from gravitation and cosmology to the van der Waals forces, materials properties, precise measurements and nanotechnology.

For participation in the Tenth Friedmann Seminar and Fourth Casimir Symposium, please fill out one of the three Registration Forms, depending on the country of your origin, which are posted below. The Registration Form and a brief abstract of your talk (the txt-file in English containing the title, the author names, and the text of 10 to 15 lines volume) should be sent by e-mail as soon as possible to the address of the Scientific Secretary Dr. Yuri V. Pavlov:

yuri.pavlov@mail.ru yuri.pavlov@mail.ru

We will confirm the receiving of each abstract and the Registration Form.

The deadline for registration is March 30, 2019.

Please indicate the following information about you. Using this information, we will issue the official invitation which you might need to get the Russian visa from the Russian Consulate (if necessary) or apply for funding of your participation from your National funding Agencies.

Registration Form for the Russian Citizens (in Russian)

• Фамилия
• Имя и отчество
• Ученая степень и звание
• Место работы и его адрес
• Должность
• Название доклада
• Указать устный или стендовый
• Электронный адрес
• Нужна ли гостиница (да, нет)
• Ориентировочный день прибытия
• Ориентировочный день отъезда

Registration Form for Foreign Citizens Who Do Not Need the Russian Visa

• Family name as in passport
• Given names as in passport
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Nationality and passport number
• Date of issue
• Date of expiration
• Affiliation with a mailing address
• Position
• Title of the talk
• Oral/poster
• E-mail address
• Accommodation neaded (Yes/No)
• Planned date of arrival
• Planned date of departure

Registration Form for Foreign Citizens Who Need to Obtain the Russian Visa

• Family name as in passport
• Given names as in passport
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Nationality and passport number
• Date of issue
• Date of expiration

Attach the pdf-file of the pages of the passport with this information.

• Place of visa issuing
• Country of residence
• Affiliation with a mailing address
• Position
• Title of the talk
• Oral/poster
• E-mail address
• Phone/Fax number
• Accommodation neaded (Yes/No)
• Planned date of arrival
• Planned date of departure
• Cities in Russia to visit

Dear participant of the 10th Friedmann Seminar and 4th Casimir Symposium,

Please find below some useful information which is important for those who is going to submit a contribution to the Proceedings based on their longer, shorter or poster talks presented at this Conference.

1. All contributions must contain previously unpublished new results. We kindly request do not submit contributions to the Proceedings if your talk was based on already published or accepted for publication papers. The refereeing process will be guided by the Organizing Committee.

2. All contributions must be submitted as zip-files containing the pdf- file of the paper, LaTeX-file of the text and, preferably, the eps-files of the figures. In some cases the pdf-files of the figures, instead of the eps ones, could also be submitted.

PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OTHER ARXIVATORS EXCEPT OF ZIP. Such submissions will be returned to the authors.

3. The contributions to the Proceedings of the 10th Friedmann Seminar must be prepared in exact accordance to the style-files of the Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (please see the folder ijmpa-2e.zip placed at the Conference Internet site below this Announcement).

The contributions to the Proceedings of the 4th Casimir Symposium must be prepared in exact accordance to the style-files of the Mod. Phys. Lett A (please see the folder mpla-2e.zip placed at the Conference Internet site below this Announcement).

Please pay special attention to the preparation rules and consult both the LaTeX style files and the pdf sample files. We strongly ask you to avoid the most typical mistakes. SPECIFICALLY, IF AFTER SOME WORD THERE IS A REFERENCE NUMBER PLACED ABOVE THE LINE AND THE PUNCTUATION SIGN, E.G., A COMMA OR A DOT, THE PUNCTUATION SIGN MUST BE PUT ALWAYS FIRST AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER SECOND.

4. The contributions of the authors of 30 min. talks may contain up to 8 Journal pages. The contributions of the authors of 20 min. talks and poster presentations may contain up to 4 Journal pages. Longer contributions will be returned to the authors without consideration.

5. All submissions should be made before or on September 20 to Prof. Galina L. Klimchitskaya by the address:

g.klimchitskaya@gmail.com g.klimchitskaya@gmail.com

Earlier submissions are very welcome! Later submissions will not be considered.

6. We kindly request all referees to submit their reports to the Organizing Committee no later than during the two weeks after receiving of the manuscripts for refereeing. All authors are requested to return their responses to the referee comments and the revised manuscripts during a week after receiving of the referee reports.

The Organizing Committee is grateful to all participants for their collaboration on publishing these Proceedings.

• ijmpa-2e.zip
• mpla-2e.zip

The beginning of the Conference is approaching and it is due time already to make the reservation of a Hotel at St.Petersburg.

Participants may stay at any city Hotel in St.Petersburg or at the business Hotels (hostels) belonging to the Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Hotels

You may choose the city Hotel yourself, but the Organizing Committee suggests two of them to your attention:

1. The 3-stars city Hotel "Sputnik", Toreza prospect 36, is situated at one bus stop from the metro station "Ploshchad' Muzhestva". From this Hotel one can reach the conference site at the Polytecnic University by walking during 15-20 minutes or by a trolley-bus. For the period of June 23-29 the price for a single room per night is Rubles 5500, i.e., approximately US\$84 (breakfast is included). Please make your reservation yourself at the Internet site:

https://sputnik-hotel.ru/en/
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2. The 4-stars city Hotel "Oktiabrskaia", Ligovsky prospekt, 10/118 is situated near the metro station "Ploshchad' Vosstaniya" at the downtown of St.Petersburg close to all places of interest. From this Hotel one can reach the conference site at the Polytechnic University by metro during about 25 minutes with no connections. For the period of June 23-29 the price for a room per night (suitable for one person or for a couple) is Rubles 8600, i.e., approximately US\$130 (breakfast is included).

For the reservation of this Hotel, please send a letter to the Scientific Secretary Dr. Yuri Pavlov by the address:

yuri.pavlov@mail.ru yuri.pavlov@mail.ru

no later than on May 26, 2019. In this letter, please indicate your name and the exact date and time of your arrival and departure. You will make payment for your stay at the Hotel registration desk on your arrival to St.Petersburg (the Organizing Committee has the special agreement with the Hotel "Oktiabrskaia").
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PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION AT THE CITY HOTELS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE END OF JUNE IS THE VERY TOP SEASON OF WHITE NIGHTS WHEN ALL HOTELS AT ST.PETERSBURG ARE FULLY BOOKED.

Hostels

Alternatively, you may choose to stay at the following business Hotels (hostels) of the Polytechnic University:

1. At Grazhdanskii prospect, 28. From this hostel one can reach the conference site during about 15 min. walk. The prices for a single and double rooms per night are Roubles 1500 and 2000, respectively, i.e., approximately US\$23 and 30 (breakfast is not included). The bathroom and kitchen are shared with another room at the same apartment.
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2. At Lesnoi prospect 65/1, metro station "Lesnaya". From this hostel one can reach the conference site by metro during about 20 min (two stations). The prices for a single and double rooms per night are Roubles 1500 and 2000, respectively, i.e., approximately US\$23 and 30 (breakfast is not included). The bathroom and kitchen are shared with another room at the same apartment.
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3. At Lesnoi prospect 67/2, metro station "Lesnaya". From this hostel one can reach the conference site by metro during about 20 min (two stations). The price for a separate small apartment with all facilities designated for 1 or 2 persons for your choice is Rubbles 2000, i.e., approximately US\$30 (breakfast is not included). The larger one- and two-rooms separate apartments designated for up to 3 and 4 persons are also available for Rubles 3000 and 4000 per night, respectively (i.e., approximately US\$46 and 61).

4. At Khlopina street 9/2, metro station "Ploshchad' Muzhestva". From this hostel one can reach the conference site by metro during about 15 min (one station) or by a bus and a trolley-bus. The prices for a single and double rooms per night are Roubles 1200 and 1600, respectively, i.e., approximately US\$18 and 25 (breakfast is not included). The bathroom is shared with another room at the same apartment. A kitchen shared with several other apartments is available.

To make your reservation at the University hostels, please send a letter to the Scientific Secretary Dr. Yuri Pavlov as soon as possible but no later than on May 26 by the address:

yuri.pavlov@mail.ru yuri.pavlov@mail.ru

In this letter, please indicate your name, the desirable hostel from the above list, the type of the room, apartment (including price), and the dates of your arrival and departure. Please be aware that for late reservations some of the options might be already unavailable.

The above maps show how to reach the main building of the Polytechnic University from your Hotels. We are looking forward to see you at St.Petersburg in June.

Dear Participant of the 10th Friedmann Seminar and 4th Casimir Symposium,

On arrival to the Airport "Pulkovo" of St.Petersburg you will pass through the passport control. If you will be asked about the purpose of your visit during the passport control, the best answer is that you are invited to participate in the scientific Conference. In this case, please keep ready the printed invitation.

Then you will go the carrousel area and get your checked luggage (if any) and go through the customs control (please use the green corridor if you do not have any goods which require custom declaration).

taxi reservation descs

It is recommended to reserve taxi at the special desk just after an exit from the customs control or green corridor. There it is possible to pay for taxi by the credit and debit bank cards nominated in any currency. The cost for taxi may vary between 1000 to 1500 Rubles depending on your destination. Please be ready to show the written address of your destination.

public transportation

For public transportation, please take a bus N39 after an exit from the arrival hole of the Airport, go by this bus to the metro station "Moskovskaya", and then to any desired place by metro. The costs for the bus and metro tickets are 40 and 45 Rubles, respectively. For using public transportation, one should first get Rubles from an ATM at the Airport building.

1) Public transportation from the Airport "Pulkovo" to the Hotel "Sputnik" at Toreza prospect 36

Through the exit from public arrival hall, please go to the bus-stop N39. You will wait for this bus several minutes only. Go by bus N39 till the metro station "Moskovskaya" (20 min.). You will pay to the guard or to the driver on arrival Roubles 40 (appr. US\$0.6). Almost eveybody will leave the bus at the metro station "Moskovskaya". Go down to the underground metro hall, pay Roubles 45 to the cashier and get a metro token. Using this token, go to the escalator and then down to the metro station. Take a train in the direction of the end station "Parnas" and leave this train at the station "Technologicheskii Institut". Go to the opposite side of the same underground hall (20 meters only) and take a train in the direction of the end station "Devyatkino". Leave this train at the station "Ploshchad' Muzhestva" and use an escalator exit to the surface. At the surface cross the street "Politechnicheskaya", which is in front of the metro entrance, and go about 100 meters along the street "Prospect Toreza" till the stop of the bus N123 and the trolleybus N13. Take one of these options and leave the bus or the trolleybus at the second stop called "Institutskii prospect" (you will pay to the guard or to the driver on arrival Roubles 40 (appr. US\$0.6). To reach the Hotel "Sputnik" one should cross "Prospect Toreza" (please see the starting point A on the map).

2) Public transportation from the Airport "Pulkovo" to the Hotel "Oktiabrskaia" at Ligovsky prospekt 10/118

Through the exit from public arrival hall, please go to the bus-stop N39. You will wait for this bus several minutes only. Go by bus N39 till the metro station "Moskovskaya" (20 min.). You will pay to the guard or to the driver on arrival Roubles 40 (appr. US\$0.6). Almost eveybody will leave the bus at the metro station "Moskovskaya". Go down to the underground metro hall, pay Roubles 45 to the cashier and get a metro token. Using this token, go to the escalator and then down to the metro station. Take a train in the direction of the end station "Parnas" and leave this train at the station "Technologicheskii Institut". Go to the opposite side of the same underground hall (20 meters only) and take a train in the direction of the end station "Devyatkino". Leave this train at the station "Ploshchad Vosstaniya" and use an escalator exit to the surface on the side of "Vosstaniya street". At the surface cross the street "Ligovsky prospekt", which is in front of the metro entrance, and go several tens meters along the Ligovsky prospekt till your building.

3) Public transportation from the Airport "Pulkovo" to the business Hotels of the Polytechnic University at Lesnoi prospect 65 and 67

Through the exit from public arrival hall, please go to the bus-stop N39. You will wait for this bus several minutes only. Go by bus N39 till the metro station "Moskovskaya" (20 min.). You will pay to the guard or to the driver on arrival Roubles 40 (appr. US\$0.6). Almost eveybody will leave the bus at the metro station "Moskovskaya". Go down to the underground metro hall, pay Roubles 45 to the cashier and get a metro token. Using this token, go to the escalator and then down to the metro station. Take a train in the direction of the end station "Parnas" and leave this train at the station "Technologicheskii Institut". Go to the opposite side of the same underground hall (20 meters only) and take a train in the direction of the end station "Devyatkino". Leave this train at the station "Lesnaya" and use an escalator exit to the surface. At the surface cross the street "Kantemirovskaya", which is in front of the metro entrance, and go several tens meters along the Lesnoi Prospect till your building.

4) Public transportation from the Airport "Pulkovo" to the business Hotel of the Polytechnic University at Khlopina street 9/2

Through the exit from public arrival hall, please go to the bus-stop N39. You will wait for this bus several minutes only. Go by bus N39 till the metro station "Moskovskaya" (20 min.). You will pay to the guard or to the driver on arrival Roubles 40 (appr. US\$0.6). Almost eveybody will leave the bus at the metro station "Moskovskaya". Go down to the underground metro hall, pay Roubles 45 to the cashier and get a metro token. Using this token, go to the escalator and then down to the metro station. Take a train in the direction of the end station "Parnas" and leave this train at the station "Technologicheskii Institut". Go to the opposite side of the same underground hall (20 meters only) and take a train in the direction of the end station "Devyatkino". Leave this train at the station "Ploschad Muzhestva" and use an escalator exit to the surface. At the surface do not cross any street and go along "Polytechnicheskaya street" several tens meters to the right until the "Khlopina street". Then turn right and go along the street till the building at Khlopina 9/1, your building is behind it.

5) Public transportation from Moskovskii Railway station to the Conference Hotels

At the building of the Railway station, please follow the directory to the metro station "Ploshchad' Vosstaniya" which is at the same building. Go to the underground metro hall, pay Roubles 45 to the cashier and get a metro token. Using this token, go to the escalator and then down to the metro station. If you need to reach the Hotel "Sputnik" or one of the business Hotels of the Polytechnic University, take a train in the direction of the end station "Devyatkino". Then, please follow the final parts of the above instuctions 2), 3), 4) or 5) depending on what Hotel do you need.

Below please find how to reach the Conference building from your Hotels and Hostels.

From the Hotel "sputnik"

On the following map the blue line shows public transportation and the red line represents the walking path.

Click here to view the details of the routes

Please see on the bottom of this section for the route on campus from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building.

From the Hotel "Oktiabrskaia"

Take a direct metro way from the station "Ploschad Vosstaniya" to the station "Politechnicheskaya".

Click here to view the details of the routes

Please see on the bottom of this section for the route on campus from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building.

From the Business Hotel Lesnoy prospekt 65 building 1

Take a direct metro way from the station "Lesnaya" to the station "Politechnicheskaya".

Click here to view the details of the routes

Please see on the bottom of this section for the route on campus from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building.

From the Business Hotel Lesnoy prospekt 67 building 2

Take a direct metro way from the station "Lesnaya" to the station "Politechnicheskaya".

Click here to view the details of the routes

Please see on the bottom of this section for the route on campus from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building.

From the Business Hotel Khlopina 9 building 2

On the following map the red line represents the walking path or take a direct metro way from the station "Ploschad Muzhestva" to the station "Politechnicheskaya".

Click here to view the details of the routes

Please see on the bottom of this section for the route on campus from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building.

For all participants

The following map shows the route from the metro station "Politechnicheskaya" to the Conference building (building 2 in the University campus classification).