Edizione	[1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (283 p.)
Disciplina	530.413
Collana	The Frontiers Collection
Soggetto topico	Condensed matter Philosophy and science Physics Statistical physics Dynamical systems Condensed Matter Physics Philosophy of Science History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Complex Systems Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
ISBN	3-662-43911-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction (B. Falkenburg, M. Morrison) -- Reduction: On the Success and Limitations of Reductionism in Physics (H. Meyer-Ortmanns) -- On the Relation between the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Classical and Quantum Mechanics (B. Drossel).- Dissipation in Quantum Mechanical Systems - Where is the System and Where is the Reservoir? (J. Ankerhold) -- Explanation via Microreduction - One the Role of Scale Separation for Quantitative Modelling (R. Hillerbrand) -- Emergence: Why is More Different? (M. Morrison) -- Autonomy and Scales (R. Battermann).- More is Different...Sometimes: Ising Models, Emergence, and Undecidability (P. Humphreys) -- Functional Reduction and Emergence (S. Bangu) -- Parts and Wholes: -- Stability, Energence and Part-Whole Reduction (A. Hüttemann, R. Kühm, O. Terzidis).- Between Rigor and Reality: Many-Body Models in Condensed Matter Physics (A. Gelfert).- How Do Quasi-Particles Exist? (B. Falkenburg).- A Mechanistic Reading of Quantum Laser Theory (M. Kuhlmann).
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Autore	Zafeiris Anna
Edizione	[1st ed. 2018.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (XIV, 110 p. 42 illus., 39 illus. in color.)
Disciplina	621
Collana	Understanding Complex Systems
Soggetto topico	Physics System theory Computational complexity Statistical physics Science—Social aspects Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks Complex Systems Complexity Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
ISBN	3-319-70483-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction -- General considerations -- Motivation -- Hierarchical structures in space and in networks -- Definitions and Basic Concepts -- Describing hierarchical structures -- Visualization techniques -- Observations and measurements -- Animal groups -- Hierarchy in Humans -- Experiments on the emergence and function -- The Liskaland camp experiment -- Picturask -- Modelling emergence and control -- Emergence of hierarchy in model systems -- The complex efficiency landscape of hierarchical organizations -- Controlling hierarchical networks -- Conclusions -- General features of hierarchical structures -- Origins of flow hierarchy -- Emergence of hierarchy.
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