Historical roots of spontaneous symmetry breaking : steps towards an analogy / Rocco Gaudenzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaudenzi, Rocco, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broken symmetry (Physics).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2022]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Shows How Different Sub-disciplines can have a Beneficial Influence on Each Other

Traits of an Emerging Tradition: Modern Physics in Japan

Yoichiro Nambu and the Collective Description of Many-particle Systems

Elementary Particles as Excitations of a Solid Medium. Is the Universe a Superconductor?

Historical and Epistemological Reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 4, 2022).

ISBN:

9783030998950

3030998959

OCLC:

1313607788

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.