The simple laws of a complex world. (Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann) (Brief Article) (Interview)

U.S. News & World Report | April 25, 1994| | Copyright

How did you come up with the title "The Quark and the Jaguar"?

The quark is a basic building block of the atom. To me, it symbolizes perfectly the simple, underlying laws of nature, while the jaguar symbolizes the complex structures that can result from those simple laws. One starts with the laws that govern elementary particles and their interactions, which together with the original condition of the universe constitute the fundamental principles underlying everything. These principles, along with the operation of chance, can then produce complexity, including the ...

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