Universality of the Weak Interactions, Cabibbo theory and where they led us
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2013-04-08 v2 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
Universality of the weak interactions is reviewed, with special emphasis on the origin of the Cabibbo theory of strange particles beta-decays and its role in the discovery of the unified Electroweak Theory. Achievements and present challenges of the Standard Theory of particles interactions are briefly illustrated. As an homage to Nicola Cabibbo, his leading role in the Roma school of theoretical physics and in the italian science in general is reviewed.
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@article{arxiv.1303.5000,
title = {Universality of the Weak Interactions, Cabibbo theory and where they led us},
author = {Luciano Maiani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.5000},
year = {2013}
}
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Talk delivered at Pennsylvania University, Philadelfia, April 27, 2011, on the occasion of the B. Franklin Prize 2011, attributed to Nicola Cabibbo, 15 pages, 3 figures