We extend the theory of symmetry-breaking dynamics in non-equilibrium second-order phase transitions known as the Kibble-Zurek mechanism (KZM) to transitions where the change of phase occurs not in ...

Materials react differently to electric and magnetic fields, and these reactions are known as electromagnetic responses. In ...

Researchers at The University of Osaka have discovered a new type of chiral symmetry breaking (CSB) in an organic crystalline compound. This phenomenon, involving a solid-state structural transition ...

Reflective symmetry is when a shape can be folded in half, with either side of the fold being a mirror image of the other. Rotational symmetry is when a shape can be rotated and it still looks the ...

An update to technology more than a century old might be key to making the next big discovery in particle physics. This wiring diagram, drawn in 1994, is an early sketch of a concept that might help ...

In general usage, symmetry most often refers to mirror or reflective symmetry; that is, a line (in 2-D) or plane (in 3-D) can be drawn through an object such that the two halves are mirror images of ...