Generalized Symmetries in Condensed Matter

Authors: John McGreevy

Published: 2022-10-21

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-040721-021029

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Abstract

Recent advances in our understanding of symmetry in quantum many-body systems offer the possibility of a generalized Landau paradigm that encompasses all equilibrium phases of matter. This is a brief and elementary review of some of these developments.