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SYMMETRIES in PHYSICS

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Symmetry and Spontaneous Symmetry Break<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Selected Groups and Symmetries<br />

Spontaneous Symmetry Break<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Po<strong>in</strong>t Groups - ... and What We Need to Remember<br />

Consider a group of symmetry of an equilateral triangle (group C 3v )<br />

Two Types of Transformations - Observe Existence of a Fixed Po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

a<br />

120 o<br />

b<br />

c<br />

C^ 3<br />

240 o<br />

(C<br />

^ 2<br />

3)<br />

b<br />

a<br />

c<br />

Figure: This group conta<strong>in</strong>s rotations Ĉ3 and Ĉ 2 3 (120o and 240 o ), left,<br />

and three vertical reflections ˆσ va , ˆσ vb and ˆσ vc , right, <strong>in</strong> addition to 1I.<br />

Six Element Po<strong>in</strong>t Group: C 3v = {1I, Ĉ 3 , Ĉ 2 3 , ˆσ va , ˆσ vb , ˆσ vc }<br />

Jerzy DUDEK<br />

<strong>SYMMETRIES</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>PHYSICS</strong>

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