It’s often been thought that Curie’s principle says something that’s just obviously true about the world. However, Bryan Roberts has discovered a simple way in which Curie’s principle fails. A matter of symmetry Let’s start out by thinking about squares. We all know that squares are symmetrical but what exactly does this mean? Well, here’s a good way to think … Continue reading The simple failure of Curie’s Principle: How to get out what hasn’t gone in