Elementary particle physics: Spontaneous broken symmetry (Nobel lecture)

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1718-1721

  Nambu, Yoichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed matter; Nobel lecture; Particle physics; Spontaneous symmetry breaking; Theoretical physics

Indexed keywords

BROKEN SYMMETRY; CONDENSED MATTER; NOBEL LECTURE; SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKING; THEORETICAL PHYSICS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 67749084352     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900213     Document Type: Article

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