'More is different' 五十年（2022）
本文回顾了菲利普·安德森于1972年发表的里程碑式论文《More is Different》发表五十年来对科学思想的影响。该论文挑战了还原论的主导地位，提出了"层展论"概念——即在复杂系统的不同层次上会涌现出全新的物理定律和现象。文章探讨了层展思想如何深刻影响了凝聚态物理、量子多体理论、统计力学以及生物学、社会科学等跨学科领域，并反思了这一理念在当代复杂系统科学中的持续相关性。
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