Margaret Morrison: Why More Is Different

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Prof. Brigitte Falkenburg

TU Dortmund, Germany

Prof. Margaret Morrison

University of Toronto, Canada.

Zusammenfassung

A unique look at the surprisingly many philosophical questions pertinent to condensed matter physics

Tackles the key issues of reduction, emergence and reversibility as they relate to various condensed matter phenomena

Written by experts from both physics and philosophy

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction (B. Falkenburg, M. Morrison).- Reduction: On the Success and Limitations of Reductionism in Physics (H. Meyer-Ortmanns).- On the Relation between the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Classical and Quantum Mechanics (B. Drossel).- Dissipation in Quantum Mechanical Systems - Where is the System and Where is the Reservoir? (J. Ankerhold).- Explanation via Microreduction - One the Role of Scale Separation for Quantitative Modelling (R. Hillerbrand).- Emergence: Why is More Different? (M. Morrison).- Autonomy and Scales (R. Battermann).- More is Different...Sometimes: Ising Models, Emergence, and Undecidability (P. Humphreys).- Functional Reduction and Emergence (S. Bangu).- Parts and Wholes:.- Stability, Energence and Part-Whole Reduction (A. Hüttemann, R. Kühm, O. Terzidis).- Between Rigor and Reality: Many-Body Models in Condensed Matter Physics (A. Gelfert).- How Do Quasi-Particles Exist? (B. Falkenburg).- A Mechanistic Reading of Quantum Laser Theory (M. Kuhlmann).

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	x 280 S. 21 s/w Illustr. 280 p. 21 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783662523094
ISBN-10:	3662523094
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion:	Morrison, Margaret Falkenburg, Brigitte
Herausgeber:	Brigitte Falkenburg/Margaret Morrison
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2015
Hersteller:	Springer Berlin Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Margaret Morrison (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	09.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,446 kg