Quantum symmetry breaking and physical inequivalence: the case of ferromagnetism

DOI10.1007/s11229-020-02561-yzbMath1525.81008OpenAlexW3006128094MaRDI QIDQ6088587

Giovanni Valente

Publication date: 14 December 2023

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-020-02561-y

zbMATH Keywords

ferromagnetismquantum symmetry breakingphysical equivalence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40)

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