I want to make this thread to discuss spontaneous symmetry breaking and how/if it relates to zero point free energy, and the theory of everything. Spontaneous symmetry breaking is the phenomenon by which a symmetrical system suddenly becomes asymmetrical. Remember the old trick question, if a Rooster lays an egg on a house, which way does it roll off? Well the answer is that roosters can't lay eggs, but if we ask the question correctly, about hens, we are asking a question about spontaneous symmetry breaking. IN the situation of an egg ontop of a house, the egg will never be stable even if you place it directly on the top of the house. So the question is, what causes it to roll one way or the other? What causes symmetry to break, and is it a source of "limitless" free energy?
Imagine I have invented a device. This device is composed of an extremely flat surface, a planet let's say, and an extremely smooth, extremely heavy ball. The idea is that this ball is theoretically perfectly spherical and smooth, and so is the planet. Now, if you place the ball onto the smooth surface, it should stay perfectly still, since the surface is perfectly smooth and level. But due to spontaneous symmetry breaking, the ball will begin rolling in one direction or another, because the ball is unstable. The ball needs three points of contact to be stable, but it always only has one. So there you have it, the ball will always roll around the surface of the planet, trying in vain to reach stability. This would in theory be a perpetual motion device, driven by gravity and spontaneous symmetry breaking. This may imply that the laws of thermodynamics are not correct in special cases.
So, does spontaneous symmetry breaking have anything to do with zero point free energy? Would a perfect ball always roll across a perfectly smooth surface? Is this pertinent information when we're considering the laws of thermodynamics? what about the theory of everything?