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We report on the origin of synchronized bursting dynamics in various networks of neural spiking oscillators, when a certain threshold in coupling strength is exceeded. These ensembles synchronize at relatively low coupling strength and lose…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mikhail V. Ivanchenko , Grigory V. Osipov , Vladimir D. Shalfeev , Jurgen Kurths

The description of spontaneous symmetry breaking that underlies the connection between classically ordered objects in the thermodynamic limit and their individual quantum mechanical building blocks is one of the cornerstones of modern…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-04-29 Jasper van Wezel

Spontaneous symmetry breaking generally circumvents one-dimensional systems with local interactions in thermal equilibrium. Here, we analyze a category of one-dimensional Hermitian models via local non-Hermitian constructions. Notably,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-30 Jia-Bao Wang , Zi-Hao Dong , Yi Zhang

We extend a generic class of systems which have previously been shown to spontaneously develop scaling (power law) distributions of their elementary degrees of freedom. While the previous systems were linear and exploded exponentially for…

adap-org · Physics 2009-10-28 S. Solomon , M. Levy

The article discusses a scenario based on the idea of induced spontaneous symmetry breaking. In this type of scenario, spontaneous symmetry breaking is assumed at some highest energy level, which leads to a chain of several subsequent…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-02-16 Eduard Boos

Symmetry plays a fundamental role in understanding natural phenomena and mathematical structures. This work develops a comprehensive theory for studying the persistent symmetries and degree of asymmetry of finite point configurations over…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Jian Liu , Dong Chen , Guo-Wei Wei

The Social Force Model (SFM) is a suitable model for describing crowd behaviors under emotional stress. This research analyzes the role of the body force in the original SFM. We focused on the parameter associated with the body stiffness…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-03-09 Ignacio Sticco , Guillermo Frank , Claudio Dorso

In this paper we discuss a disordered $d$-dimensional Euclidean $\lambda\varphi^{4}$ model. The dominant contribution to the average free energy of this system is written as a series of the replica partition functions of the model. In each…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-09-20 R. Acosta Diaz , G. Menezes , N. F. Svaiter , C. A. D. Zarro

Collective intelligence of diverse groups is key for tackling many of today's grand challenges such as fostering resilience and climate adaptation. Information exchange across such diverse groups is crucial for collective intelligence,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Vittorio Nespeca , Tina Comes , Frances Brazier

In this paper we consider the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Mechanism (SSBM) in the Standard Model of particles in the unitary gauge. We show that the computation usually presented of this mechanism can be conveniently performed in a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-01-11 Thierry Masson , Jean-Christophe Wallet

Landau's spontaneous symmetry breaking theory is a fundamental theory that describes the collective behaviors in many-body systems. It was well known that for usual spontaneous symmetry breaking in Hermitian systems, the order-disorder…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-06-22 Meng-Lei Yang , Heng Wang , Cui-Xian Guo , Xiao-Ran Wang , Gaoyong Sun , Su-Peng Kou

We propose an approach to describe Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (SSB) that does not rely on the order parameter dependent free energy (Landau theory). We use the Functional Renormalization Group (FRG) evolution of the explicitly broken…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-08-31 A. Jakovac , P. Mati , P. Posfay

Starting from a symmetrical multiple choice individual I build a sociophysics model of decision making. Reducing the choices to two and interactions to pairs recover the Ising model from physics at zero temperature. The associated…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-10-04 Serge Galam

We continue investigation of the renormalization group and decoupling of the quantized massive fields in curved space. In the present work we analyze a theory, where fields gain their masses due to the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (SSB),…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 Eduard V. Gorbar , Ilya L. Shapiro

Elucidating emergent regularities in intriguing crowd dynamics is a fundamental scientific problem arising in multiple fields. In this work, based on the social force model, we simulate the typical scenario of collective escape towards a…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-05-11 Chen Cheng , Jinglai Li , Zhenwei Yao

The basic ingredients of the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Phenomenon and of the Higgs Mechanism are reviewed in these lectures of pedagogical character. Some relevant topics related with the breaking $\gs \rightarrow U(1)_{\rm em}$ are…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-09-25 Maria J. Herrero

In a physical system undergoing a continuous quantum phase transition, spontaneous symmetry breaking occurs when certain symmetries of the Hamiltonian fail to be preserved in the ground state. In the traditional Landau theory, a symmetry…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2019-03-05 Marcel Bischoff , Corey Jones , Yuan-Ming Lu , David Penneys

Falls affect a growing number of the population each year. Clinical methods to identify those at greatest risk for falls usually evaluate individuals while they perform specific motions such as balancing or Sit-to-Stand (STS). Unfortunately…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2019-08-07 Patrick D. Holmes , Shannon M. Danforth , Xiao-Yu Fu , Talia Y. Moore , Ram Vasudevan

In this paper an overview of some recent developments on the classical limit and spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) in algebraic quantum theory is given. In such works, based on the theory of $C^*$-algebras, the concept of the classical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Christiaan J. F. van de Ven

The paper "Simulating dynamical features of escape panic" by Helbing, Farkas, and Vicsek, published over two decades ago in Nature, has left an indelible mark on the field of crowd dynamics. With nearly 3,000 citations to date, according to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-11-01 Milad Haghani , Enrico Ronchi