Monday, January 25, 2021

A popular introduction to emergence

 Emergence is central to condensed matter physics. Furthermore, arguably emergence is one of the most important concepts to come from science in the second half of the twentieth century. Emergence is central to many of the big questions in the sciences, both natural and social.

Hence, it is natural that in Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction, I am dedicating a whole chapter to the subject. Here is my draft.

I welcome comments and suggestions, particularly if you are not a condensed matter physicist.

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