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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

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From superconductors and four-manifolds to weak interactions
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 44 (2007), 361-391 Request permission

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.
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Additional Information
  • Edward Witten
  • Affiliation: School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
  • MR Author ID: 183820
  • Email: witten@ias.edu
  • Received by editor(s): February 26, 2007
  • Published electronically: April 23, 2007
  • Additional Notes: Supported in part by NSF Grant PHY-0503584.
  • © Copyright 2007 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 44 (2007), 361-391
  • MSC (2000): Primary 81Q99, 53D45
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-07-01167-6
  • MathSciNet review: 2318156