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Symmetry Breaking
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Discrete Symmetries
Discrete symmetries, such as parity/) ($\mathcal{P}$) or charge conjugation ($\mathcal{C}$), do not lead to massless Goldstone bosons upon spontaneous breaking. Instead, the breaking of a discrete symmetry results in the formation of topological defects, provided the symmetry transformation acts non-trivially across space.
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Vev
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The term "Vev" originated in the mid-19th century within the fringe discipline of Metaphysical Energetics, specifically in the work of Professor Alistair Kempton (University of Uppsala). Kempton proposed the existence of an omnipresent, passive fluid necessary to maintain the inertia of non-being [2]. Early schematic representations depicted the Vev as a complex, highly viscous medium whose rotational inertia dictated the observed [angular momentum](/entries/angular-momentum…