The conceptual origins of Maxwell's equations and gauge theory

被引:26
作者
Yang, Chen Ning [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Inst Adv Study, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Phys, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1063/PT.3.2585
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Already in Faradays electrotonic state and Maxwells vector potential, gauge freedom was an unavoidable presence. Converting that presence to the symmetry principle that underpins our successful standard model is a story worth telling.
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