Origin of Symmetries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789971966300)

The development in our understanding of symmetry principles is reviewed. Many symmetries, such as charge conjugation, parity and strangeness, are no longer considered as fundamental but as natural consequences of a gauge field theory of strong and electromagnetic interactions. Other symmetries arise naturally from physical models in some limiting situation, such as for low energy or low mass. Random dynamics and attempts to explain all symmetries -- even Lorentz invariance and gauge invariance -- without appealing to any fundamental invariance of the laws of nature are discussed. A selection of original papers is reprinted.

Author: C. D. Froggatt
ISBN-10: 9971966301
ISBN-13: 9789971966300
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1991
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover