On the meaning of symmetry breaking
Castellani, Elena (2002) On the meaning of symmetry breaking.
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Abstract
This is the review paper for the section III ("Symmetry breaking") of the volume "Symmetries in physics: philosophical reflections", Cambridge University Press, 2003,
edited by Katherine A. Brading and Elena Castellani.
The paper's sections are: 1. Preliminaries (I); 2. Symmetry breaking and Curie's analysis; 3. Preliminaries (II); 4. Symmetry breaking of physical laws (4.1. Explicit symmetry breaking; 4.2. Spontaneous symmetry breaking); 5. Symmetry breaking and philosophical questions.
| Keywords: | symmetry breaking, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Curie's principle |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Physics: Classical Physics Specific Sciences: Physics Specific Sciences: Physics: Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences: Physics: Quantum Mechanics |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2001] Symmetries in Physics, New Reflections: Oxford Workshop (Oxford, January 2001) |
| ID Code: | 927 |
| Deposited By: | Castellani, Elena |
| Deposited On: | 08 December 2002 |