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The Mermin-Wagner Theorem - Condensed Matter Theory Group

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How symmetry breaking occurs in principle<br />

Actors<br />

Proof of the <strong>Mermin</strong>-<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>The</strong>orem<br />

Discussion<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bogoliubov inequality<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Mermin</strong>-<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>The</strong>orem<br />

From the previous two expressions we conclude that there is no<br />

spontaneous magnetization in one and two dimensions:<br />

msp = lim<br />

B0→0 m(T , B0) = 0 for T = 0<br />

Thus, the <strong>Mermin</strong>-<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>The</strong>orem is proved.<br />

Andreas Werner <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mermin</strong>-<strong>Wagner</strong> <strong>The</strong>orem

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