E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
Falkenburg / Morrison Why More Is Different
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-662-43911-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Philosophical Issues in Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems
E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
ISBN: 978-3-662-43911-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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.
Prof. Brigitte Falkenburg
TU Dortmund, GermanyProf. Margaret Morrison
University of Toronto, Canada.
