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The Kosterlitz-Thouless transition avoids the Mermin-Wagner theorem because it involves topological vortex-antivortex pairs rather than continuous symmetry breaking.

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Is it true that the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition avoids the Mermin-Wagner theorem because it involves topological vortex-antivortex pairs rather than continuous symmetry breaking?

Yes. The Kosterlitz-Thouless transition bypasses the Mermin-Wagner theorem's restriction on continuous symmetry breaking in low dimensions by operating through the unbinding of topological vortex-antivortex pairs rather than standard long-range order formation.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The provided papers (specifically papers 3 and 5) substantiate the claim that low-dimensional systems which would typically be forbidden from undergoing conventional continuous symmetry breaking due to the Mermin-Wagner theorem instead host topological phase transitions governed by vortex-antivortex unbinding, such as the BKT transition.

Evidence for · 2
Oscillating paramagnetic Meissner effect and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in underdoped Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8+δ</sub>.
2024
The paper confirms that two-dimensional superconducting phase transitions, such as the BKT transition, bypass standard Ginzburg-Landau continuous symmetry-breaking paradigms by instead relying on the unbinding of topological vortex-antivortex pairs.
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S, W., Y, Y., J, H., K, L., B, X., J, Z., Y, L., Y, P., G, G., K, W., T, T., Y, Q., Y, Z., & Y, W. (2024). Oscillating paramagnetic Meissner effect and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in underdoped Bi<sub>2</sub>Sr<sub>2</sub>CaCu<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8+δ</sub>.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwad249

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Short and long-range magnetic ordering and emergent topological transition in (Mn<sub>1-x</sub>Ni<sub>x</sub>)<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub>.
2025
The study notes that while the Mermin-Wagner theorem generally forbids spontaneous spin symmetry breaking at finite temperatures in low dimensions, systems can evade this restriction via topological ordered phase transitions.
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N, K., D, K., S, S., Y, S., B, B., K, P., S, A., & P, K. (2025). Short and long-range magnetic ordering and emergent topological transition in (Mn<sub>1-x</sub>Ni<sub>x</sub>)<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>S<sub>6</sub>.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88586-0

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