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Reduction and Emergence in Physics
FromCenter for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Reduction and Emergence (LMU)
Reduction and Emergence in Physics
FromCenter for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Reduction and Emergence (LMU)
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44 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2013
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Podcast episode
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[Lect.] Matter is composed of small elementary particles whose behavior is predicted very accurately by modern physics. This has led to the suggestion that the fundamental theories of physics are ‘theories of everything’, since in principle they describe the evolution of all matter in the universe. But does the behavior of molecules, magnets and proteins really reduce to that of quarks, gluons and electrons? It often rather seems that the phenomena that occur at larger scales and with more complex systems are genuinely novel and hence emergent. We will examine these philosophical questions and draw philosophical morals with regard to the nature of modeling from the debate. | Center for Advanced Studies: 13.11.2013 | Speakers: Dr. Sebastian Lutz, Dr. Karim Thébault | Moderation: Prof. Dr. Stephan Hartmann
Released:
Nov 13, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (25)
"Reversed Reduction" in Gibbsian Statistical Mechanics: Reduction and Emergence in the Sciences by Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Research Focus Reduction and Emergence (LMU)