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A legendary impact on the field of condensed matter science and emergence. I recommend go and read his “more is different” paper right now if you haven’t. http
by rubidium 7y ago
A legendary impact on the field of condensed matter science and emergence.
I recommend go and read his “more is different” paper right now if you haven’t. http://robotics.cs.tamu.edu/dshell/cs689/papers/anderson72more_is_different.pdf http://robotics.cs.tamu.edu/dshell/cs689/papers/anderson72mo...
It’s remarkably readable for the layman.
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- viburnum 7y agoYes, absolutely. I read it years ago and still think back to it frequently. It's really worth your time.
- PaulHoule 7y agoAnderson was one of the most respected researchers in CM; he was the thesis advisor of a professor I worked closely with in grad school.
- hpcjoe 7y agoHe was my[1] thesis advisors' thesis advisor. BD Josephson, also a Nobel laureate, was a student of his. Vijay Pande at Stanford is also a student of his. [1] https://academictree.org/physics/tree.php?pid=743767 https://academictree.org/physics/tree.php?pid=743767
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