Symmetry and symmetry breaking in particle physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Symmetry, in particular gauge symmetry, is a fundamental principle in theoretical physics. It is intimately connected to the geometry of fibre bundles. A refinement to the gauge principle, known as ``spontaneous symmetry breaking'', leads to one of the most successful theories in modern particle physics. In this short talk, I shall try to give a taste of this beautiful and exciting concept.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9803159,
title = {Symmetry and symmetry breaking in particle physics},
author = {ST Tsou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9803159},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Invited talk at the 8th General Meeting of European Women in Mathematics, Trieste December 1997, given to a general audience of mathematicians, 12 pages, Latex, 1 figure using eps