Autor: G. t. Hooft

Almost all theories of fundamental interactions are nowadays based on the gauge concept. Starting with the historical example of quantum electrodynamics, we have been led to the successful unified ga …

The importance of gauge theory for elementary particle physics is by now firmly established. Recent experiments have yielded convincing evidence for the existence of intermediate bosons, the carriers …

‘It may be that a real synthesis of quantum and relativity theories requires not just technical developments but radical conceptual renewal.’ J S Bell Beyond Peaceful Coexistence: The Emergence of Sp …