Variations of the Mermin--Wagner theorem

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• Yuri Suhov (Cambridge)
• Tuesday 19 June 2012, 14:15-15:15
• MR12, CMS, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB.

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The Mermin—Wagner theorem originates from theoretical physics; in its initial form it states that two-dimensional systems of statistical mechanics do not exhibit a continuous symmertry breakdown. In modern terms, the theorem asserts that for random fields with continuous values on bi-dimensional graphs, if the conditional probabilities of the field are invariant under a continuous transformation group then the field itself is invariant under the same group. Also, for point random fields in a plane, if the conditional probabilities are invariant under space-shifts then the field itself is shift-invariant. (Most recent results in this direction belong to T Richthammer.)

The talk will focus on modifications of the above theorems covering various classes of systems in quantum statistical mechanics. No preliminary knowledge from Quantum Mechanics will be assumed.

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