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Why More Is Different: Philosophical Issues in Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems

By Brigitte Falkenburg , Margaret Morrison (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-662-43910-4, 978-3-662-43911-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-43911-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6679061 bytes)
Series
The Frontiers Collection
Edition
1
Pages
280\283
Topic
Physics
Time added
2015-04-23 16:00:00
Condensed Matter Physics; Philosophy of Science; HDynamical Systems and Complexity

Description

The physics of condensed matter, in contrast to quantum physics or cosmology, is not traditionally associated with deep philosophical questions. However, as science - largely thanks to more powerful computers - becomes capable of analysing and modelling ever more complex many-body systems, basic questions of philosophical relevance arise. Questions about the emergence of structure, the nature of cooperative behaviour, the implications of the second law, the quantum-classical transition and many other issues. This book is a collection of essays by leading physicists and philosophers. Each investigates one or more of these issues, making use of examples from modern condensed matter research. Physicists and philosophers alike will find surprising and stimulating ideas in these pages.

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