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Revision as of 07:38, 31 October 2009 by Michael C Price (talk | contribs) (Don't define in terms of what it is not)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A global symmetry is a symmetry that holds at all points in the spacetime under consideration, as opposed to a local symmetry which varies from point to point.
Global symmetries require conservation laws, but not forces, in physics.
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