By Brigitte Falkenburg,Margaret Morrison

The physics of condensed topic, not like quantum physics or cosmology, isn't really usually linked to deep philosophical questions. even though, as technology - principally because of extra robust desktops - turns into able to analysing and modelling ever extra advanced many-body structures, simple questions of philosophical relevance come up. questions about the emergence of constitution, the character of cooperative behaviour, the results of the second one legislation, the quantum-classical transition and lots of different matters. This booklet is a set of essays by way of best physicists and philosophers. each one investigates a number of of those matters, using examples from sleek condensed subject study. Physicists and philosophers alike will locate superb and stimulating rules in those pages.

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