Symmetry, Symmetry Breaking and Topology
The ground state of a system with symmetry can be described by a group G. This symmetry group G can be discrete or continuous. Thus for a crystal G is a finite group while for the vacuum state of a grand unified theory G is a continuous Lie group. The ground state symmetry described by G can change...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/2/3/1401/ |