LAPLACE (1820)

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LAPLACE (1820)
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MORE IS DIFFERENT!Let me count the waysI
Effective low-energy theories and the real TOE.
Standard model?Nuclear physics?non-rel QM,
quantum chemistry. Role of RNG.II Broken
symmetrythe real disconnect. Emergencespace,
true novelty Quantum world?classical.III The
arrow of time cosmology rears its head Big
Bang, dissipation, timeIV Transition to life.
The role of work semirigid molecules and
information
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V a mystery intentionality?free
will?consciousness. (Role of random probing?)
Hence, many emergent phenomena language,
religion, money, artVI A pitch for
consilienceconnection, not hegemonythe seamless
web of science
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MORE is DIFFERENT !
Let me count the ways
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An amusing, up-to date example Rigidity of
solid matter. The classical theory of solids
with thermal fluctuations proudly explains that
the two ends of a crystalline bar are fixed
relatively (to about the size of an atomic
nucleus.) This is a consequence of the
self-organizing principle of broken symmetry and
is the key ingredient of any precision
measurement. BUT we have just learned from
Moses Chan that this is NOT a property
that persists in a pure crystal in its quantum
ground state! Such crystals are superleaks
and the material can probably flow without
resistance. Crystals appear rigid only BECAUSE
they are too warm and because ordinary forces
are too strong!!
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