The central role of symmetry in physics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2017-02-16 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Spacetime and internal symmetries can be used to severely restrict the form of the equations for the fundamental laws of physics. The success of this approach in the context of general relativity and particle physics motivates the conjecture that symmetries may help us to one day uncover the ultimate theory that provides a unique, unified description of all observed physical phenomena. We examine some of the strengths and weaknesses of this conjecture.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1609.02038,
title = {The central role of symmetry in physics},
author = {Saurya Das and Gabor Kunstatter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.02038},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
Invited review article for the Journal of Applied and Fundamental Sciences (Assam Don Bosco University, India). Minor changes. References added