Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Mechanics

Details Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Mechanics Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Mechanics

2006-09-21

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0609177v1

Am. J. Phys., 75, 635-638 (2007)

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Classical Physics

4 pages, 0 figures

Scientific paper

10.1119/1.2730839

We present a clear and mathematically simple procedure explaining spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum mechanical systems. The procedure is applicable to a wide range of models and can be easily used to explain the existence of a symmetry broken state in crystals, antiferromagnets and even superconductors. It has the advantage that it automatically brings to the fore the main players in spontaneous symmetry breaking: the symmetry breaking field, the thermodynamic limit, and the global excitations of the thin spectrum.

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