Gebundenes Buch

Why More Is Different

Philosophical Issues in Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems

Herausgegeben: Falkenburg, Brigitte; Morrison, Margaret
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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 inves...