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It can be shown that at any given temperature 0 ≤T < θ solution of the Curie-Weiss equation with x ≠ 0 corresponds to local minimum of
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The Eq. (17.7) is correct at T > θ (x = 0) and at T → θ− . Let us analyze graphically the dependence F (x) at various T and H .
1. At T > θ and H = 0 , F (x) has the minimum at x = 0 (see Fig. 17.1), i.e., the atoms do not have the mean magnetic moments.
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Fig. 17.3. Free energy dependence on x at T > θ and H < 0
Fig. 17.2. Free energy dependence on x at T > θ and H > 0
Fig. 17.4. Free energy dependence on x at T <θ and H = 0
5. At T < θ and H ≠ 0 one of the minima becomes deeper (see Fig. 17.5), i.e., the magnetic field removes the degeneracy. Now, if the magnetic field tends to zero H →0 , the macroscopic system remains in the state corresponding to this deeper minimum, since the probability of tunneling through the barrier is very low.
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18. Spontaneous symmetry breaking
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Earlier we showed (see § 13) that at T < θ and H = 0 the order parameter x ≠ 0 . This corresponds to two physically unequivalent states
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