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Symmetry Breaking (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2021)
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Symmetry Breaking (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2021)
Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
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The third edition of the by now classic reference on rigorous
analysis of symmetry breaking in both classical and quantum field
theories adds new topics of relevance, in particular the effect of
dynamical Coulomb delocalization, by which boundary conditions give
rise to volume effects and to energy/mass gap in the Goldstone
spectrum (plasmon spectrum, Anderson superconductivity, Higgs
phenomenon). The book closes with a discussion of the physical
meaning of global and local gauge symmetries and their breaking,
with attention to the effect of gauge group topology in QCD. From
the reviews of the first edition: It is remarkable to see how much
material can actually be presented in a rigorous way (incidentally,
many of the results presented are due to Strocchi himself), yet
this is largely ignored, the original heuristic derivations being,
as a rule, more popular. - At each step he strongly emphasizes the
physical meaning and motivation of the various notions introduced
[...] a book that fills a conspicuous gap in the literature, and
does it rather well. It could also be a good basis for a graduate
course in mathematical physics. J.-P. Antoine, Physicalia 28/2,
2006 Despite many accounts in popular textbooks and a widespread
belief, the phenomenon is rather subtle, requires an infinite set
of degrees of freedom and an advanced mathematical setting of the
system under investigation. [...] The mathematically oriented
graduate student will certainly benefit from this thorough,
rigorous and detailed investigation. G. Roepstorff, Zentralblatt
MATH, Vol. 1075, 2006 From the reviews of the second edition: This
second edition of Strocchi's Symmetry Breaking presents a complete,
generalized and highly rigorous discussion of the subject, based on
a formal analysis of conditions necessary for the mechanism of
spontaneous symmetry breaking to occur in classical systems, as
well as in quantum systems. [...] This book is specifically
recommended for mathematical physicists interested in a deeper and
rigorous understanding of the subject, and it should be mandatory
for researchers studying the mechanism of spontaneous symmetry
breaking. S. Hajjawi, Mathematical Reviews, 2008
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