Open AccessSymmetry breaking and the deconstruction of mass
Author(s) -
Luis Álvarez-Gaumé
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074
H-Index - 169
eISSN - 1471-2962
pISSN - 1364-503X
DOI - 10.1098/rsta.2014.0034
Subject(s) - deconstruction (building) , symmetry breaking , symmetry (geometry) , theoretical physics , physics , global symmetry , particle physics , spontaneous symmetry breaking , mathematics , geometry , engineering , waste management
We briefly review some of the connections between symmetry breaking in condensed matter physics and in particle physics, assisting, in particular, our current understanding of the origin of mass.
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