Historical Roots of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
Steps Towards an Analogy
What are the thinking processes and knowledge resources involved in a complex discovery? How can the physics of solids, the physics of nuclei, and elementary particle physics cross-fertilise in spite of the widely differing domains and energy scales they deal with? This book addresses the questions by reconstructing and examining from the historical epistemological perspective the fascinating heuristic path to the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking. This analysis especially brings to light the role that analogical reasoning and mathematical reformulations played in the discovery process, as well as the influence of the Japanese milieu and approach to physical problems.
| Autor: | Gaudenzi, Rocco |
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| ISBN: | 9783030998943 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 131 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 29.04.2022 |
| Untertitel: | Steps Towards an Analogy |
| Schlagworte: | Analogical Reasoning and Analogy in Physics Conceptual Cross-fertilisation Condensed Matter Physics Genesis of a Concept High Energy Physics History of Symmetry Breaking Sin-Itiro Tomonaga Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Yoichiro Nambu |
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