Cooperation between fluctuations and spatial coupling for two symmetry breakings in a gradient system.

A zero-dimensional system that is affected by field-dependent fluctuations evolves toward the field's values in which the fluctuations' effect is minimized. For a high enough noise intensity, it causes an exchange of roles between the stable and unstable state. In this paper, we report symmetry breaking in two stable states, but one of them stabilized by the fluctuations while exchanging its role with a previously stable state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]