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Patterns of Symmetry Breaking (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
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Patterns of Symmetry Breaking (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 127
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The conceptofspontaneous symmetry breaking plays a fundamental role
in contemporary physics. It is essential for the description of
degenerate ground states, massless modes, and topological defects.
Examples are abundant in condensed matter physics, atomic and
particle physics, as well as in astro physics and cosmology. In
fact, spontaneous symmetry breaking can be re garded as a
cornerstone ofa whole branch ofphysics which intersects the above
mentioned traditionally distinct fields. In the year 2000 the
European Science Foundation (ESF) started the Pro gramme "Cosmology
in the Laboratory" (COSLAB), with the goal to search for and to
develop analogies betweencondensed matterphysics, particle physics,
and cosmology. Not surprisingly, spontaneous symmetry breaking is
among the most useful notions in that endeavour. It has been
decided that in the sec ond year of the Programme a School should
be held in order to work out and deliver to a wide audience of
students synthetic overviews of achievements and of current
research topics of COSLAB. This idea has been supported by the
Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division of NATO by including
the School in the renowned series of its Advanced Study Institutes.
The School, entitled" Patterns of Symmetry Breaking," was held in
Cracow during 16-28 September 2002. It gathered 17 lecturers and
about 60 students. The present volume contains notes ofmost of the
lectures from that School. We hope that of the physics of spon it
will convey to the reader the breadth and the beauty taneous
symmetry breaking."
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