Acta Physica Polonica B

Vol. 37, No. 3, March 2006, page 575


Gauge Principle and QED

N. Straumann

One of the major developments of twentieth century physics has been the gradual recognition that a common feature of the known fundamental interactions is their gauge structure. In this talk the early history of gauge theory is reviewed, emphasising especially Weyl's seminal contributions of 1918 and 1929.

PACS numbers: 01.65.+g, 11.15.--q



 
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