Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Finite Systems.
The orthodox characterization of spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) in statistical mechanics appeals to novel properties of systems with infinite degrees of freedom, namely, the existence of multiple equilibrium states. This raises the same puzzles about the status of the thermodynamic limit fuelin...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 585 - 606 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2016
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