Why more is different : philosophical issues in condensed matter physics and complex systems /: philosophical issues in condensed matter physics and complex systems. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brigitte Falkenburg, Margaret Morrison, editors.
• Editors: Falkenburg, Brigitte, 1953-; Morrison, Margaret, 1954-
• Contents: 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).
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 280 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 530.01; Physics -- Philosophy; Condensed matter -- Philosophy; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Physics -- Philosophy; Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Philosophy of Science; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662439111; 3662439115; 3662439107; 9783662439104
• Related ISBNs: 9783662439104
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 5, 2015).
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