Symmetry and Asymmetry in Quantum Models
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 568
Special Issue Editors
Interests: foundations of quantum mechanics; neutrino properties; supersymmetric models
2. State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: quantum physics; quantum information; quantum optics; quantum control; quantum simulation
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Dear Colleagues,
Quantum mechanics has become a universal language for microscopic models, from elementary particles to nuclear, molecular, and solid state physics. The identification of the underlying symmetries of the system is directly connected with conservation laws. The symmetry breaking, on the other hand, indicates the existence of a characteristic energy scale, above which the system exhibits different properties. This Special Issue aims at collecting reports on theoretical works, including, but not limited to, topics such as
- Symmetries in standard and exotic elementary particle models including neutrino masses and mixing in the Standard Model and beyond;
- Symmetries in nuclear models;
- Symmetries in solid state physics;
- Symmetries in quantum mechanics including the time evolution of quantum systems, entanglement, and many-body interactions;
- Symmetries in quantum information theory including the problem of measurement and the reversibility of qubit operations.
Prof. Dr. Marek Góźdź
Dr. Wenxue Cui
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gauge field theory
- symmetry breaking
- nuclear symmetry
- phase transition
- entanglement
- conservation law
- quantum evolution
- quantum information
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