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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CONTRIBUTORS: Brigitte Falkenburg
EAN: 9783662523094
COUNTRY: Germany
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WEIGHT: 4453 g
HEIGHT: 235 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2016-10-09
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GENRE: SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter
WIDTH: 155 cm
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Book Themes:
Cybernetics and systems theory, Philosophy of science, Physics, Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Mathematical physics
Prof. Brigitte Falkenburg TU Dortmund, GermanyProf. Margaret Morrison University of Toronto, Canada.
