The mathematical concept is symmetry (which differs a bit from the layman’s definition). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_(physics) https://en.wikipedia.

The mathematical concept is symmetry (which differs a bit from the layman’s definition). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_(physics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_(physics) Much of the universe, and the laws of physics are symmetrical. But condensed matter exhibits forms of asymmetry, and emergent behaviour. Organisation reduces the possible microstates of a system, and thus breaks symmetry.