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Goldstone's Theorem
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Depends on Noether's First Theorem, Klein-Gordon Field from Its Lagrangian
Statement
Spontaneous breaking of a continuous global symmetry produces one massless scalar (Goldstone) boson per broken generator, seen as flat directions of the potential.
Depends on
Noether's First Theorem, Klein-Gordon Field from Its Lagrangian
Used by
PU-402/L21 PU-402/L22