Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Theories: a Historical Survey
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The personal and scientific history of the discovery of spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories is outlined and its scientific content is reviewed. 1 Talks presented at the Award Ceremony of the 1997 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society (Jerusalem, 24 August 1997) 2 E-mail: [email protected] 3 E-mail: [email protected]
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