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krishna mohan
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In Weinberg's book, Quantum theory of fields-II, he talks about a chair in the chapter on spontaneous symmetry breaking. He says that, for a chair, a state with a definite l value is not stable but a state with a definite orientation is.
I do not understand what he means.
An l state can be disturbed by a very small perturbation.
But, for an isolated chair in vacuum, a small perturbation is enough to change its orientation.
What is the meaning of Weinberg's statement?
I do not understand what he means.
An l state can be disturbed by a very small perturbation.
But, for an isolated chair in vacuum, a small perturbation is enough to change its orientation.
What is the meaning of Weinberg's statement?