Emergence, phenomenon

The point where these different strands meet is as follows. In one dynamical network approach, of Manfred [73] macroscopic spacetime is considered to be a coarse-grained emergent phenomenon (called an order parameter manifold). It is assumed to be the result of some kind of geometric phase transition (very much in the spirit of the physics of self-organization). This framework was developed in quite some detail [75]. We argued in Ref. 76 that what we consider to be the elementary building blocks of continuous spacetime—the so-called physical points—are, on a finer scale, actually densely entangled subclusters of... 

The scuffle in Leipzig reveals the emerging phenomenon of Fritz Haber, an impetuous scientific outsider fighting for respect and acceptance from sometimes resentful colleagues. It displays his extraordinary energy, quick wit, and ability to command a stage. 

Thus, arguably irreversible, the release of perfume from a bottle, as an emergent phenomenon, has an arrow of time , as observed when the molecular mix is taken as a whole. But any one molecule in a fragrance, consisting of any of the myriad aromas used in its creation, has no temporal directionality, as it simply reacts to random collisions with air molecules. The Djinni, once released, cannot be put back into the bottle. 

Morahan ITl change tack and ask about the age-dependent switch between the generalized TB and the re-emergent TB. This has a parallel in type 1 diabetes, where there seems to be a major incidence before the age of 5 and then again around about the age of puberty. Do you have any idea about what it is about the changing nature of the immune response that causes this re-emergence phenomenon ... 

Treston G, Bell A, Cardwell R, Fincher G, Chand D, Cashion G. What is the nature of the emergence phenomenon when using intravenous or intramuscular ketamine for paediatric procedural sedation Emerg Med Australas 2009 21(4) 315-22. 

Like a Newtonian body interacting according to the law of gravitation, an atom s interactions with other massive bodies are determined by its mass, but he sought no deeper explanation of why those masses take the values they do, or of their behaviour in terms of their internal structure. In fact he rejected the need for such an explanation, on both empirical and epistemological grounds. Later in his career, of course, this rejection came under some pressure from the emerging phenomenon... 

Cathodoluminescence (CL), i.e., the emission of light as the result of electron-beam bombardment, was first reported in the middle of the nineteenth century in experiments in evacuated glass tubes. The tubes were found to emit light when an electron beam (cathode ray) struck the glass, and subsequendy this phenomenon led to the discovery of the electron. Currendy, cathodoluminescence is widely used in cathode-ray tube-based (CRT) instruments (e.g., oscilloscopes, television and computer terminals) and in electron microscope fluorescent screens. With the developments of electron microscopy techniques (see the articles on SEM, STEM and TEM) in the last several decades, CL microscopy and spectroscopy have emerged as powerfirl tools for the microcharacterization of the electronic propenies of luminescent materials, attaining spatial resolutions on the order of 1 pm and less. Major applications of CL analysis techniques include ... 

Here again wo see a pristine cxtimple of the three basic elements of emergence (1) the global phenomenon (in this case the cell-value density) emerges out of an... 

It is easy to invent rules that conserve particle number, energy, momentum and so on, and to smooth out the apparent lack of structural symmetry (although we have cheated a little in our example of a random walk because the circular symmetry in this case is really a statistical phenomenon and not a reflection of the individual particle motion). The more interesting question is whether relativistically correct (i.e. Lorentz invariant) behavior can also be made to emerge on a Cartesian lattice. Toffoli ([toff89], [toffSOb]) showed that this is possible. 

An interesting phenomenon that some gas microbubbles emerged in the thin liquid film in a nanogap under an EEF was observed by Luo s group [78-80]. They have investigated the influence factors on and the mechanism of the emergence of these micro-bubbles. 

Note that the dependence of the average absolute distance d on y/n is an emergent property that appears only when the results of a significant number of separate runs are collected and analyzed. A single run with one ingredient will not generally exhibit this phenomenon. The emergent dependence of d) on y/n does normally arise rather quickly, and the use of only 10 runs often shows a reasonable correspondence between these variables. 

One important reason for the emergence of Paracelsian alchemical illustration may have been its function as a psychological compensation for the rejection of Catholic imagery by the Protestants and the resulting spiritual and emotional insecurity experienced by many of the faithful. It is not merely coincidental that Paracelsian iconography should appear in Protestant areas where traditional Catholic icons had been destroyed. (The development of a specihcally Catholic interest in alchemy, however, was a phenomenon of the mid-seventeenth century developed in the work of Athanasius Kircher and other Jesuits.) ... 

---