• DOI:10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.11
Corpus ID: 202538855

An introduction to spontaneous symmetry breaking

@inproceedings{Beekman2019AnIT,
  title={An introduction to spontaneous symmetry breaking},
  author={Aron J. Beekman and L. Rademaker and J. V. Wezel},
  year={2019}
}

• Aron J. Beekman, L. Rademaker, J. V. Wezel
• Published 2019
• Physics

Perhaps the most important aspect of symmetry in physics is the idea that a state does not need to have the same symmetries as the theory that describes it. This phenomenon is known as spontaneous symmetry breaking. In these lecture notes, starting from a careful definition of symmetry in physics, we introduce symmetry breaking and its consequences. Emphasis is placed on the physics of singular limits, showing the reality of symmetry breaking even in small-sized systems. Topics covered include… Expand

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