Concept information
Preferred term
Yang-Mills theory
Definition(s)
- In mathematical physics, Yang–Mills theory is a gauge theory based on a special unitary group SU(N), or more generally any compact, reductive Lie algebra. Yang–Mills theory seeks to describe the behavior of elementary particles using these non-abelian Lie groups and is at the core of the unification of the electromagnetic force and weak forces (i.e. U(1) × SU(2)) as well as quantum chromodynamics, the theory of the strong force (based on SU(3)). Thus it forms the basis of our understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills_theory)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- SYM theory
- Yang-Mills field
- YM theory
In other languages
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French
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champ de Yang-Mills
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équation de Yang-Mills
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-RJFHKRB4-Z
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