Generalized Symmetries in Condensed Matter
John McGreevy
Abstract
Recent advances in our understanding of symmetry in quantum many-body systems offer the possibility of a generalized Landau paradigm that encompasses all equilibrium phases of matter. This is a brief and elementary review of some of these developments.
Topics & Concepts
Theoretical physicsSymmetry (geometry)Homogeneous spaceQuantumPhysicsState of matterStatistical physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsGeometryQuantum many-body systemsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics