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We know many physical systems which at first glance are quite different but which are nonetheless susceptible to investigation by certain topological methods. This possibility, which unifies such physically different systems as liquid crystals, magnetism and superfluid helium, is called spontaneous symmetry-breaking. It underlies many contemporary concepts in the theories of elementary particles and phase transitions, and a series of problems of cosmology.
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Monastyrsky, M. (1987). Systems with Spontaneous Symmetry-Breaking. In: Wells, R.O. (eds) Riemann, Topology, and Physics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3514-4_11
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