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Rae, Alastair I. M.

 
9781780742540: Reductionism: A Beginner's Guide
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ISBN 10: 1780742541 ISBN 13: 9781780742540
Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2013

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An unparalleled introduction to how the science of the small explains the biggest phenomena of life

From the atom to our societies, this is an unparalleled introduction to how the science of the small explains the biggest phenomena of life. Ever since the ancient Greeks conceived of the atom, humans have sought the smallest ingredients of existence. In the past century, the use of reductionism to understand behaviour has gained momentum as the quantum universe and the workings of the human mind have been uncovered in particle colliders and fMRI scanners.

Acclaimed physicist Alastair I.M. Rae spells out how the powerful tool of reductionism works, from the level of subatomic particles, up through molecular chemistry, and beyond to our neural networks. How does physics explain consciousness? Can quantum mechanics be applied to the brain or mind? What can economists learn from reductionism? Rae’s exploration is an indispensable guide to one of the most fundamental ideas of science.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Alastair I.M. Rae is author of the bestselling Quantum Physics: A Beginner’s Guide and the popular textbook Quantum Mechanics (now in its fourth edition). For many years, he was Reader in Quantum Physics at the University of Birmingham.

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Editore
Oneworld Publications
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1780742541
ISBN 13 
9781780742540
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
224
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