History of Broken Symmetry
I’m not a physicist, but this story fascinates me to no end. Human being loves symmetry and nature tends to be symmetrical. But there are instances of natural broken symmetries. Magnetism for example. When north is “preferred” than south, it breaks a symmetry.
Imagine, you come to an empty dinner table. The table is set for 10 people, and already has 10 glasses. The glasses are to the left and to the right of each chair. When all 10 people sit down, they have symmetrical arrangement. One glass on each side of everyone. But, when one person starts to drink, and he lifts the glass to his right, everybody else has to choose the glass to his right as well.
The symmetry is broken.
Maybe not everyone prefers to drink with his right hand, but his choice is already determined by the history (the first choice made). Nature is (or was) always symmetrical.
This explanation is due to Abdus Salam, 1979 Physics Nobel Prize.
[Maaf ini topik tidak relevan dengn judulnya, tapi aku ingin komentar ditulisan Aria yang terbaru]
AsSalamu’alaykum w/R w/B.
Akhirnya aku temukan juga blogmu Aria ! Sebelum aku temukan,
malah dapet berita di suara-merdeka bahwa salah seorang
putra letkol (purn) Aris Basuki adalah Aria Prima Novianto MSc.
Masih di USA atau sudah kembali ke INA ?
Sukses selalu ya…anak-anaknya semakin sholeh ya..amiin.
WasSalam.
I was a physicist but I didn’t know the story
Since switching to social science, I am always curious if it is possible to apply the concept of symmetry in social science, if yes, how.
pripun kabare den bagus? ingsun koncomu di sd ledok 2
assalamu alaikum, sobat……msh ingat kenangan sma 1 salatiga? wkt itu kita 1 kelas lho…lulusan th 1991. aku bangga liat smua suksesmu, sobat.
jika ada waktu dan umur panjang……kapan2 kita reuni yuuk…..and saat ini aku lg menempuh s2ku di ugm djogdja….thank so much.
Iya isih kelingan Setiadi & Wahyudi. Kanca2 akeh sing nang facebook. Mlebu kono wae. Emailmu opo?