PHZ3400-09 Emergence in Condensed Matter: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:SnowFlake.pgn|thumb|right|250px|A snowflake - perfect symmetry "emergin" with no human intervention. Is there "intelligent design" at work? Or a silly one?]] | [[Image:SnowFlake.pgn|thumb|right|250px|A snowflake - perfect symmetry "emergin" with no human intervention. Is there "intelligent design" at work? Or a silly one?]] | ||
A typical macriscopic object has of the order of <math>10^23</math> atoms! Wow! | A typical macriscopic object has of the order of <math>10^{23}</math> atoms! Wow! | ||
==Macroscopic properties of materials and classification of phases: gases, liquids, solids, and more... | ==Macroscopic properties of materials and classification of phases: gases, liquids, solids, and more... | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 6 January 2009
Do we know have to keep track of every atom?
File:SnowFlake.pgn
A snowflake - perfect symmetry "emergin" with no human intervention. Is there "intelligent design" at work? Or a silly one?
A typical macriscopic object has of the order of atoms! Wow!
==Macroscopic properties of materials and classification of phases: gases, liquids, solids, and more...
How important is Quantum mechanics?
File:Newton.pgn
Newton or Schrodinger?
