Why condensed matter physicists reject reductionism
Big Think,
Reduction is an approach that has been successful in science but is not itself synonymous with "science." Reductionism — the…
Why More Is Different
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Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Introduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 On the Success and Limitations of Reductionism in Physics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 On the Relation Between the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Classical and Quantum Mechanics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 Dissipation in Quantum Mechanical Systems: Where Is the System and Where Is the Reservoir?
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Explanation Via Micro-reduction: On the Role of Scale Separation for Quantitative Modelling
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 Why Is More Different?
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 Autonomy and Scales
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 More is Different…Sometimes: Ising Models, Emergence, and Undecidability
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 Neither Weak, Nor Strong? Emergence and Functional Reduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 10 Stability, Emergence and Part-Whole Reduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 11 Between Rigor and Reality: Many-Body Models in Condensed Matter Physics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 12 How Do Quasi-Particles Exist?
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 13 A Mechanistic Reading of Quantum Laser Theory