I'm not sure why this result is surprising really? Cheers
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 04:04:16PM -0400, Ian P. Cook wrote: > All, > > Being geographically separate from the corpus of folks on this list, the > reason for this email may have already been discussed, debunked, railed at, > lauded, etc. But since I don't think I've seen it on the mailing list I > thought I'd take a swing at passing it on. If I've made a mis-step, my > apoligies. > > http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.0151 > More Really is Different Authors: Mile > Gu<http://arxiv.org/find/cond-mat/1/au:+Gu_M/0/1/0/all/0/1>, > Christian > Weedbrook<http://arxiv.org/find/cond-mat/1/au:+Weedbrook_C/0/1/0/all/0/1>, > Alvaro Perales<http://arxiv.org/find/cond-mat/1/au:+Perales_A/0/1/0/all/0/1>, > Michael A. > Nielsen<http://arxiv.org/find/cond-mat/1/au:+Nielsen_M/0/1/0/all/0/1> > > In 1972, P.W.Anderson suggested that `More is Different', meaning that > complex physical systems may exhibit behavior that cannot be understood only > in terms of the laws governing their microscopic constituents. We strengthen > this claim by proving that many macroscopic observable properties of a > simple class of physical systems (the infinite periodic Ising lattice) > cannot in general be derived from a microscopic description. This provides > evidence that emergent behavior occurs in such systems, and indicates that > even if a `theory of everything' governing all microscopic interactions were > discovered, the understanding of macroscopic order is likely to require > additional insights. > > And commentary from NewScientist: > http://tiny.pl/srp2 > > > -Ian > > > -- > ___________________________________ > Ian P. Cook > m: 412.759.8973 > jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Y!/MSN: ian_palmer_cook > AIM: ianpalmercook > ___________________________________ > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Mathematics UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
