2024 Helmut W. Baer Lecture | When a Symmetry Breaks
Professor Hitoshi Murayama (University of California, Berkeley and University of Tokyo)
This will be a hybrid event. Livestream Link:
https://youtu.be/gYRV6uM1fOU
What is common among a magnet, a flounder, a rack of laundry, your heart on the left of your body, and the Higgs boson? The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking is ubiquitous among many natural phenomena. I'll describe the basic concept and its applications. In particular, the original concepts from Anderson, Nambu, Goldstone, and Higgs do not quite work in many systems that include a magnet on your fridge. I generalize the concept so that it is applicable to all known natural phenomena around us.
Please join us for a reception outside of 340 West Hall from 2:00-3:00 pm prior to the lecture.
What is common among a magnet, a flounder, a rack of laundry, your heart on the left of your body, and the Higgs boson? The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking is ubiquitous among many natural phenomena. I'll describe the basic concept and its applications. In particular, the original concepts from Anderson, Nambu, Goldstone, and Higgs do not quite work in many systems that include a magnet on your fridge. I generalize the concept so that it is applicable to all known natural phenomena around us.
Please join us for a reception outside of 340 West Hall from 2:00-3:00 pm prior to the lecture.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Presentation |
| Tags: | AEM Featured, Physics |
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