Symmetry Shapes Thermodynamics of Macroscopic Quantum Systems

We derive a systematic approach to the thermodynamics of quantum systems based on the underlying symmetry groups. We first show that the entropy of a system can be described in terms of group-theoretical quantities that are largely independent of the details of its density matrix. We then apply our technique to generic N identical interacting d-level quantum systems. Using permutation invariance, we find that, for large N, the entropy displays a universal asymptotic behavior in terms of a fun...

Les dieux des petits riens. Réflexions comparatives sur les hiérarchies divines dans les mondes grecs et sémitiques

Tratti estetici e omologie strutturali: verso un’estetica animale comparata

A partire dalla constatazione che l’approccio evoluzionistico contem- poraneo non riesce a esaurire la ricchezza dei fenomeni estetici animali, l’articolo vuole essere un primo contributo, nella direzione di un’estetica animale comparata, ad un nascente ambito di indagini che necessita di un più ampio pluralismo interpretativo. Dopo una breve presentazione delle principali criticità dell’estetica evoluzionistica, la problematica estensio- ne dell’estetica umana a organismi non umani vie...

Weaving the Transnational Anti-Gender Networks

This introduction presents the analytical framework for the special issue ‘Weaving the Transnational Anti-Gender Networks’. Our contribution investigates how different configurations of i. actors and identities, ii. causes and conditions, and iii. mechanisms and trajectories can be related to the building of anti-gender transnational contention. Moving from social movement approaches, the article disentangles the definitions of anti-gender collective actors and of transnationalization and dif...