gauge theory
noun
: any of several theories in physics that explain the transmission of a fundamental force between two interacting particles by the exchange of an elementary particle
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The conversation piqued his interest in gauge theory.
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Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
If two particles collide because of the weak force, gauge theory requires — because of the short distances of the interaction — that the gauge bosons that are exchanged be massive and possibly electrically charged.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
Gerard ’t Hooft and Martinus Veltman [who shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics] provided a method for calculating the mathematics in gauge theories, which underlie the Standard Model.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2016
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Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
If two particles collide because of the weak force, gauge theory requires — because of the short distances of the interaction — that the gauge bosons that are exchanged be massive and possibly electrically charged.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
Gerard ’t Hooft and Martinus Veltman [who shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics] provided a method for calculating the mathematics in gauge theories, which underlie the Standard Model.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2016
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“Gauge theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauge%20theory. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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