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Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Mathematical Physics 2020-10-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) generally lacks a simple and intuitive introduction in the literature. This gap is filled by defining SSB in a universal context beyond its usual applications in physics and by discussing some very simple, but stunning examples of the phenomenon.

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@article{arxiv.2010.12475,
  title  = {Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking},
  author = {Andreas Aste},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.12475},
  year   = {2020}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure

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