Broken Symmetry
In cosmology and particle physics, a state in which traces of an earlier symmetry may be discerned.
broken symmetry (NASA Thesaurus) Phenomena where a loss of symmetry is present such as in piezoelectricity. Used for symmetry breaking.
In cosmology and particle physics, a state in which traces of an earlier symmetry may be discerned. A broken symmetry condition differs from chaos in that its parts can in theory be united in a symmetrical whole, like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
 See also: Mercury, Emission, Earth, Ray, Electromagnetic spectrum
  
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