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Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

FromQuantized Ramblings


Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

FromQuantized Ramblings

ratings:
Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jul 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we talk about an idea central to both condensed matter and particle physics-spontaneous symmetry breaking. Starting from the instructive example of a ferromagnet, we move to the famous Higgs mechanism in the context of gauge theories. We discuss the question of why the Higgs is so light, how the same problem shows up in inflationary cosmology, and the can of worms this 'naturalness' problem opens up- as a reminder of how little are QFTs understood.
Released:
Jul 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (19)

This podcast is an attempt to record the (hopefully) coherent ramblings of three guys working their way through a physics degree. We like to listen to each other talk about physics. We will recklessly extrapolate and assume that you like to listen to us ramble too. Welcome to Quantized Ramblings