Fundamental Symmetry

Fundamental symmetry refers to the idea that the basic laws of nature remain unchanged under certain transformations or operations. For example, if you flip the universe's coordinates or mirror a physical process, the underlying physics should look the same. These symmetries help scientists understand why the universe operates consistently and lead to conservation laws, like energy and momentum. They are foundational principles in physics, guiding everything from particle interactions to the structure of the cosmos, and discovering when symmetries are broken can reveal new physics beyond our current understanding.