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Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Field Theory
This paper describes a brief history of symmetry and symmetry breaking in physics, describes the concepts of symmetry and symmetry breaking (both spontaneous and explicit, and explores spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum field theory, giving examples accompanied by Feynman Diagrams and simplified Lagrangian equations. Finally, some examples of spontaneous symmetry breaking are given for classical systems.
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First published January 1, 2015
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June 28, 2015
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It is a thesis on a rather difficult topic in physics, attempting to describe Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking ina a manner a non-physicist can comprehend. There are some mathematics contained herein, but they are broken down and explained step-by-step. The book also contains a history of symmetry and symmetry breaking, a brief discussion of quantum decoherence, and possible simple real-world experiments to demonstrate spontaneous symmetry breaking.
It is a thesis on a rather difficult topic in physics, attempting to describe Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking ina a manner a non-physicist can comprehend. There are some mathematics contained herein, but they are broken down and explained step-by-step. The book also contains a history of symmetry and symmetry breaking, a brief discussion of quantum decoherence, and possible simple real-world experiments to demonstrate spontaneous symmetry breaking.
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