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Title: Gauge theories of the forces between elementary particles

Journal Article · · Sci. Am.; (United States)

The author discusses the concepts of global and local symmetry as applied to elementary particles. He then reviews the development of gauge theories of forces based on symmetries, including Electrodynamics, Quantum Electrodynamics, Yang-Mills Theory, the Weinberg-Salam-Ward Model and Quantum Chromodynamics.

OSTI ID:
5444802
Journal Information:
Sci. Am.; (United States), Vol. 242
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English