More is Different: Broken Symmetry and the Nature of the Hierarchical Structure of Science

Authors

  • P. W. Anderson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2024iss25pp19-28

Keywords:

broken symmetry, physics

Abstract

La hipótesis reduccionista puede ser todavía un tema controvertido entre filósofos, pero entre la gran mayoría de científicos activos creo que es aceptada sin reservas. El funcionamiento de nuestras mentes y cuerpos, y de toda la materia animada o inanimada de la que tenemos algún conocimiento detallado, se supone, son controladas por el mismo conjunto de leyes fundamentales, las cuales, excepto en ciertas circunstancias extremas, sentimos que conocemos bastante bien.

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Published

2024-07-25

How to Cite

Anderson, P. W. (2024). More is Different: Broken Symmetry and the Nature of the Hierarchical Structure of Science. Revista De Humanidades De Valparaíso, (25), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.22370/rhv2024iss25pp19-28

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No. 25 (2024)

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Monographic Section

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