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

Book Overview

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. H?ttemann, R. K?hm, 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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662523094
• ISBN13: 9783662523094
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"