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Effective Field Theory for Spontaneously Broken Symmetry

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Authors:
  1. Tomáš Brauner

    1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

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  • Provides a thorough review of recent research on spontaneous symmetry breaking
  • Offers a detailed explanation, including common concepts and terminology
  • Helps readers understand the language used in field theory
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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 1023)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Prologue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-9Open Access
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    3. Our First Model

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      Pages 11-26Open Access
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    4. Generalizations of the Model

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      Pages 27-41Open Access
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  3. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Symmetry and Conservation Laws

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      Pages 45-60Open Access
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    3. Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

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      Pages 61-84Open Access
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    4. Nambu–Goldstone Bosons

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      Pages 85-108Open Access
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  4. Spontaneously Broken Internal Symmetry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Nonlinear Realization of Symmetry

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      Pages 111-139Open Access
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    3. Low-Energy Effective Field Theory

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      Pages 141-170Open Access
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    4. Applications to Particle and Condensed-Matter Physics

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      Pages 171-205Open Access
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    5. Scattering of Nambu–Goldstone Bosons

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      Pages 207-240Open Access
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  5. Spontaneously Broken Spacetime Symmetry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Locally Equivalent Symmetries

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      Pages 243-262Open Access
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    3. Nonlinear Realization of Spacetime Symmetry

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      Pages 263-282Open Access
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    4. Broken Spacetime Symmetry in Quantum Matter

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      Pages 283-331Open Access
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    5. Broken Spacetime Symmetry in Classical Matter

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      Pages 333-358Open Access
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  6. Epilogue

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      Pages 359-359
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About this book

This open access book is about spontaneous symmetry breaking, which is a classic area of theoretical physics that lies at the core of many fascinating phenomena such as ferromagnetism, superfluidity, superconductivity, or the Higgs mechanism. The book brings an up-to-date overview of spontaneous symmetry breaking and of modern effective field theory description thereof. The topics covered include the classification of Nambu–Goldstone bosons, nonlinear realization of internal and spacetime symmetries and the construction of the corresponding effective actions, and selected applications. With in-depth exposition of conceptual foundations and numerous illustrative examples, the book is accessible to anybody having taken a basic course on quantum field theory. It serves as a self-contained text for graduate students and junior researchers in diverse areas of physics, but also as a useful reference for experts.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

    Tomáš Brauner

About the author

Tomáš Brauner earned his PhD in theoretical physics, astronomy, and astrophysics from Charles University in Prague in 2006. Following postdoctoral positions in Frankfurt, Bielefeld, Helsinki, and Vienna, he joined the University of Stavanger as an associate professor of physics in 2015 and was promoted to full professor in 2016. His research interests encompass various aspects of quantum field theory and its applications to particle, nuclear, and condensed-matter physics, with a particular emphasis on the role of symmetries and their spontaneous breaking.

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