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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication page
Acknowledgments
Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Philosophy and Foundational Problems
1.2 Autonomy and Fundamentality
1.3 Two-ish Senses of Fundamental
1.4 Hydrodynamic Methods: A First Pass
1.5 Representative Volume Elements
1.6 Fluctuation and Dissipation
1.7 Preview of Upcoming Chapters
2 Autonomy
2.1 Pegs and Boards
2.2 How to Answer (AUT)
2.3 Generalizations
2.4 A Brief Thought Experiment
2.5 Conclusion
3 Hydrodynamics
3.1 Conserved Quantities and Transport
3.2 Correlation Functions
3.3 Linear Response
3.4 Conclusion
4 Brownian Motion
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Hydrodynamic Equation
4.3 Effective Viscosity in Brownian Contexts
4.4 Brownian Motion and the F–D Theorem
4.5 Conclusion
5 From Brownian Motion to Bending Beams
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Bulk Properties of Heterogeneous Systems
5.3 Conclusion
6 An Engineering Approach
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Schwinger’s Engineering Approach
6.3 Order Parameters, Mesoscales, Correlations
6.4 Multiscale Modeling in Biology
6.5 Conclusion
7 The Right Variables and Natural Kinds
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Woodward on Variable Choice
7.3 The Right (Mesoscale) Variables
7.4 Another Minimal Model Example
7.5 Conclusion
8 Conclusions
8.1 Foundational Problems vs. Methodology
8.2 Autonomy and Heterogeneity
8.3 Brownian Motion and the F–D Theorem
8.4 A Middle-Out/Engineering Methodology
8.5 A Physical Argument for the Right Variables
Bibliography
Index
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