Spontaneous symmetry breakdown in non-relativistic quantum mechanics

Spontaneous symmetry breakdown in non-relativistic quantum mechanics

The advantages and disadvantages of some pedagogical non-relativistic quantum-mechanical models, used to illustrate spontaneous symmetry breakdown, are discussed. A spinor on the line subject to a magnetostatic interaction is presented as a toy model of the spontaneous breakdown of an internal symme...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physics 2012-10, Vol.80 (10), p.891-897
Hauptverfasser: Muñoz-Vega, R., García-Quiroz, A., López-Chávez, Ernesto, Salinas-Hernández, Encarnación
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Sprache:eng
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Magnetic fields
Pedagogy
Quantum physics
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Symmetry
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Zusammenfassung:The advantages and disadvantages of some pedagogical non-relativistic quantum-mechanical models, used to illustrate spontaneous symmetry breakdown, are discussed. A spinor on the line subject to a magnetostatic interaction is presented as a toy model of the spontaneous breakdown of an internal symmetry.
ISSN:0002-9505
1943-2909
DOI:10.1119/1.4739927