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UNISA996485660203316 |
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Musser George |
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Emergence in Condensed Matter and Quantum Gravity : A Nontechnical Review |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
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©2022 |
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9783031098956 |
9783031098949 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (104 pages) |
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SpringerBriefs in Physics Ser. |
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Monografia |
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is Emergence? -- 1.2 Is Emergence Fundamental? -- 1.3 Weak Versus Strong Emergence -- References -- 2 Emergence in Condensed Matter Physics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Just a Phase They're Going Through-Landau's Theory of Phase Transitions -- 2.1.2 Tipping the Scales -- 2.1.3 Non-equilibrium Phases of Matter -- 2.2 Soft Matter -- 2.3 Quantum Phases of Matter -- 2.3.1 Quantum Physics -- 2.3.2 Frozen yet Mobile-Superconductors, Bose-Einstein Condensates, and Strange Metals -- 2.3.3 Critical Symmetry -- 2.3.4 "Twistronics"-Graphene's Magic Angle -- 2.4 Topological Phases of Matter -- 2.4.1 The Hall Effects -- 2.4.2 Topological Insulators and Topological Nanomaterials -- 2.4.3 Hunting for New Topological Materials-Can A.I. Help? -- 2.4.4 Entangled in More Ways Than One-Topological Quantum Computing -- 2.4.5 Topological Inspiration for Other Areas of Science -- 2.5 Condensed Matter and the Unification of Physics-The String-Net-Liquid Model -- References -- 3 Emergence of Space -- 3.1 Introduction-Is Spacetime Doomed? -- 3.1.1 Einstein's Space -- 3.1.2 Hints that Space Is Emergent -- 3.1.2.1 The Black-Hole Information Paradox -- 3.1.2.2 Quantum Entanglement -- 3.2 Space from Entanglement -- 3.2.1 The Universe as a Hologram-The AdS/CFT Duality -- 3.2.2 Why Entanglement? -- 3.2.3 How Entanglement Reproduces Space -- 3.2.4 |
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