From superconductors and four-manifolds to weak interactions

Edward Witten

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-07-01167-6

From superconductors and four-manifolds to weak interactions

Edward Witten

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Abstract

The goal of this article is to describe the concept of "gauge symmetry breaking" and its applications to superconductors, four-manifold theory, and particle physics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	361-391
Number of pages	31
Journal	Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-07-01167-6
State	Published - Jul 2007
Externally published	Yes

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General Mathematics
Applied Mathematics

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Four-manifolds
Superconductors
Weak interactions

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From superconductors and four-manifolds to weak interactions

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