Conformal Symmetry

Conformal symmetry refers to a property where a system’s shape or angles are preserved under specific transformations, such as stretching or shrinking. In physics, this means that at certain energy scales or conditions, the laws of nature behave the same even when spacetime or fields are rescaled locally. This symmetry helps scientists understand phenomena where scale or size doesn't matter, like in critical points of phase transitions or in some theories of fundamental particles. Essentially, conformal symmetry ensures that the core structure remains unchanged even when the system is distorted in ways that preserve angles.