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    "abstract": "We present a clear and mathematically simple procedure explaining spontaneous\nsymmetry breaking in quantum mechanical systems. The procedure is applicable to\na wide range of models and can be easily used to explain the existence of a\nsymmetry broken state in crystals, antiferromagnets and even superconductors.\nIt has the advantage that it automatically brings to the fore the main players\nin spontaneous symmetry breaking: the symmetry breaking field, the\nthermodynamic limit, and the global excitations of the thin spectrum.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0609177",
    "authors": [
      "Jasper van Wezel",
      "Jeroen van den Brink"
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    "doi": "10.1119/1.2730839",
    "journal_ref": "Am. J. Phys., 75, 635-638 (2007)",
    "title": "Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Mechanics",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0609177"
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