@article{725840, author = {Falkenburg, Brigitte, and Morrison, Margaret,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/725840}, title = {Why more is different philosophical issues in condensed matter physics and complex systems / [electronic resource] :}, abstract = {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,℗ℓ 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.℗ℓ Physicists and philosophers alike will find surprising and stimulating ideas in these pages.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43911-1}, recid = {725840}, pages = {1 online resource (x, 280 pages) :}, }