Gauge theories in the twentieth century
Éditeur :
Imperial College Press
ISBN :
9781860942822
Date de publication :
22 oct. 2001
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume brings together the key papers in the history of gauge theories, including the discoveries of: the role of gauge transformations in the quantum theory of electrically charged particles in the 1920s; nonabelian gauge groups in the 1950s; and vacuum symmetry-breaking in the 1960s.