Anthony Aguirre: What is Fundamental?

Cover: 9783030113001 | What is Fundamental? | Anthony Aguirre (u. a.) | Buch | viii | 2019

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Beschreibung

Are there truly fundamental entities in nature? Or are the things that we regard as fundamental in our theories ¿ for example space, time or the masses of elementary particles ¿ merely awaiting a derivation from a new, yet to be discovered theory based on elements that are more fundamental? This was the central question posed in the 2018 FQXi essay competition, which drew more than 200 entries from professional physicists, philosophers, and other scholars. This volume presents enhanced versions of the fifteen award-winning essays, giving a spectrum of views and insights on this fascinating topic. From a prescription for ¿when to stop digging¿ to the case for strong emergence, the reader will find here a plethora of stimulating and challenging ideas - presented in a largely non-technical manner - on which to sharpen their understanding of the language of physics and even the nature of reality.

Zusammenfassung

Published in cooperation with the renowned physics "think-tank" Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi

Presents specially reworked versions of the prize-winning essays from among more than 150 submissions

Contributors include top scientists, philosophers and thought leaders

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Fundamental? (Emily Adlam).- Against Fundamentalism (Matthew Leifer).- The Politics of Fundamentality (Alyssa Ney).- Of Lego and Layers (and Fundamentalism) (Dean Rickles).- Fundamentality Here, Fundamentality There, Fundamentality Everywhere (Marc Séguin).- Mind before matter: reversing the arrow of fundamentality (Markus Müller).- Things, Laws, and the Human Mind (Tejinder Singh).- The Case for Strong Emergence (Sabine Hossenfelder).- Mad-Dog Everettianism: Quantum Mechanics at Its Most Minimal (Sean Carroll, Ashmeet Singh).- Bell's Theory of Beables and the Concept of 'Universe' (Ian Durham).- Fundamentality, Explanation, and the Unity of Science (Gregory Derry).- When do we stop digging? Conditions on a fundamental theory of physics (Karen Crowther).- Fundamental is Non-Random (Ken Wharton).- Socrates, Atoms, and Beig: A Dialogue (Mozibur Ullah).Fundamentality' as a Linguistic Paradigm (and Linguistics as a Fundamental Paradigm) (Aditya Dwarkesh).

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	The Frontiers Collection
Inhalt:	viii 187 S. 7 s/w Illustr. 7 farbige Illustr. 187 p. 14 illus. 7 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030113001
ISBN-10:	3030113000
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-030-11300-1
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Redaktion:	Aguirre, Anthony Merali, Zeeya Foster, Brendan
Herausgeber:	Anthony Aguirre/Brendan Foster/Zeeya Merali
Auflage:	1st ed. 2019
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG The Frontiers Collection
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße:	241 x 160 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Anthony Aguirre (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.03.2019
Gewicht:	0,501 kg