Approximate Symmetries and Their Spontaneous Breakdown Approximate Symmetries and Their Spontaneous Breakdown
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We propose a rigorous definition of approximate symmetry and of its spontaneous breakdown in connection with a phase transition. We show that this definition is of interest in the case of the Ising model with a small three-spin perturbation.
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