gauge theory
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Gauge theory is a class of field theories in physics and mathematics in which the fundamental interactions are described by fields that are invariant under continuous local symmetry (gauge) transformations, forming the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SU(N) gauge theories | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of field theories
ⓘ
theoretical framework in physics ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
electromagnetic interaction
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strong interaction ⓘ weak interaction ⓘ |
| basedOn |
continuous symmetry transformations
ⓘ
local gauge symmetry ⓘ |
| coreOf | Standard Model of particle physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes | fundamental interactions ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
mathematical physics
ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gaugeFixingMethod |
Coulomb gauge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feynman gauge NERFINISHED ⓘ axial gauge ⓘ |
| gaugeFixingMethod |
Landau gauge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorenz gauge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
Abelian gauge theory
ⓘ
Yang–Mills theory ⓘ electroweak theory ⓘ non-Abelian gauge theory ⓘ quantum chromodynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ quantum electrodynamics ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed from classical electromagnetism ⓘ |
| historicalFigure |
Chen Ning Yang
NERFINISHED
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Hermann Weyl NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies | existence of conserved currents ⓘ |
| mathematicalFormalism |
Lie algebra
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Lie group NERFINISHED ⓘ connection one-form ⓘ curvature two-form ⓘ principal G-bundle ⓘ |
| quantizationMethod |
canonical quantization
ⓘ
path integral quantization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Higgs mechanism
NERFINISHED
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Noether's theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ anomaly ⓘ asymptotic freedom ⓘ confinement ⓘ global symmetry ⓘ local symmetry ⓘ spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ |
| requires | gauge fixing for quantization ⓘ |
| symmetryGroup |
SU(2)
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SU(3) ⓘ U(1) ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
connection on a principal bundle
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covariant derivative ⓘ fiber bundle ⓘ field strength tensor ⓘ gauge boson ⓘ gauge field ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
't Hooft coupling
this entity surface form:
SU(N) gauge theories
subject surface form:
Invariante Variationsprobleme