Liu, Chuang (2002) The Meaning of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking (I): From a simple classical model. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
This paper, part I of a two-part project, aims at answering the simple question 'what is spontaneous symmetry breaking?' by analyzing from a philosophical perspective a simple classical model. Related questions include: what does it mean to break a symmetry spontaneously? Is the breaking causal, or is the symmetry not broken but merely hidden? Is the meta-principle, 'no asymmetry in, no asymmetry out,' violated? And what is the role in this of random perturbations (or fluctuations)?
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| Keywords: | spontaneous symmetry breaking, symmetry breaking, symmetry principle, symmetry, perturbation, equilibrium solution, ground state |
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
| Depositing User: | Chuang Liu |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2002 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:10 |
| Item ID: | 563 |
| Public Domain: | No |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/563 |
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