Spontaneous symmetry breaking in local gauge quantum field theory; the Higgs mechanism

DOI10.1007/BF01611117zbMath1155.81342MaRDI QIDQ1005085

Franco Strocchi

Publication date: 14 March 2009

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40)

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