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Mermin-Wagner theorem, Wikipedia

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In quantum field theory and statistical mechanics, the Hohenberg-Mermin-Wagner theorem or Mermin-Wagner theorem (also known as Mermin-Wagner-Berezinskii theorem or Mermin-Wagner-Coleman theorem) states that continuous symmetries cannot be spontaneously broken at finite temperature in systems with sufficiently short-range interactions in dimensions d ≤ 2.
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