scholarly journals Unified theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions without Higgs phenomena

1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. G. Deshpande ◽  
D. A. Dicus ◽  
J. P. Hsu ◽  
E. C.G. Sudarshan
Keyword(s):  
Unified Theory ◽  
Electromagnetic Interactions

Mass Differences in a Unified Theory of Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions

1973 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duane A. Dicus ◽  
Vishnu S. Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Unified Theory ◽  
Electromagnetic Interactions

scholarly journals Spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories

2015 ◽  
Vol 373 (2032) ◽  
pp. 20140033 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. B. Kibble
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
World War ◽  
Electromagnetic Interactions ◽  
Second World

The aim of this historical article is to describe the development of the idea of spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories as seen from my perspective as a member of Abdus Salam's group at Imperial College London, UK. Beginning with an account of particle physics in the years after the Second World War, I describe early attempts at constructing a unified theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions, the obstacles encountered and how they were eventually overcome with the mass-generating mechanism incorporating the idea of spontaneous symmetry breaking, one of whose features is the now-famous Higgs boson.

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