Emergence, Singularities, and Symmetry Breaking
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Repository URL:
- http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4934
- Author(s):
preprint description
This paper looks at emergence in physical theories and argues that an appropriate way to understand so-called ``emergent protectorates'' is via the explanatory apparatus of the renormalization group. It is argued that mathematical singularities play a crucial role in our understanding of at least some well-defined emergent features of the world.