Why More Is Different Philosophical Issues in Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Falkenburg, Brigitte (Editor), Morrison, Margaret (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Condensed matter.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

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 que...