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> That's well understood, the general area of study is called thermal physics. I don't agree at all. Thermal (classical) physics may be consistent with quantum
by mathgenius 10y ago
> That's well understood, the general area of study is called thermal physics.
I don't agree at all. Thermal (classical) physics may be consistent with quantum physics but this does not at all show how a classical world arises from the quantum.
- niels_olson 10y agoNot thermodynamics, thermal physics. You very literally start from quantum states and work you're way up to large collections about which you make estimates which are highly consistent with the real world. Perhaps "statistical mechanics" is a better term.