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Goldstone Boson Normal Coordinates

Mathematical Physics 2009-10-31 v2 math.MP

Abstract

The phenomenon of spontaneous symmetry breaking is well known. It is known to be accompanied with the appearance of the `Goldstone boson'. In this paper we construct the canonical coordinates of the Goldstone boson, for quantum spin systems with short range as well as long range interactions.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0001033,
  title  = {Goldstone Boson Normal Coordinates},
  author = {T. Michoel and A. Verbeure},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0001033},
  year   = {2009}
}

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referee's remarks taken into account