Time translation symmetry

Time translation symmetry means that the laws of physics are the same no matter where one is in time.[1]

Time crystals, a state of matter first observed (seen by humans) in 2017, do break the symmetry.[2]

References

  1. Wilczek, Frank. A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design (in en) (2015-07-16)Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-84614-702-9.
  2. Gibney, Elizabeth. The quest to crystallize time. Nature 543 (7644) (2017). p. 164–166. doi:10.1038/543164a.


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