Mermin–Wagner theorem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo two-dimensional systems
one-dimensional systems
gptkbp:author gptkb:Herbert_Wagner
gptkb:N._David_Mermin
gptkbp:compatibleWith three-dimensional systems
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
statistical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mermin–Wagner theorem
gptkbp:influenced low-dimensional magnetism
theory of phase transitions
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Herbert_Wagner
gptkb:N._David_Mermin
gptkbp:publicationYear 1966
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ising_model
gptkb:Goldstone_theorem
gptkb:XY_model
spontaneous symmetry breaking
gptkbp:state Continuous symmetries cannot be spontaneously broken at finite temperature in systems with sufficiently short-range interactions in one or two dimensions.
gptkbp:yearProposed 1966
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Landau–Peierls_instability
gptkb:N._David_Mermin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6