Etymology

Yang-Mills theory

Today it means: A gauge theory that seeks to describe the behaviour of elementary particles using certain Lie groups. It is important in the unification of the electromagnetic force and weak nuclear force. Full definition →

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The story

Named after C. N. Yang and R. Mills.

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