Particle Physics

Cambridge University Press eBooks, pp. 203–231

Abstract

In this chapter, we introduce the symmetries of spacetime and the symmetry-breaking phase transitions underlying the standard model. These include chiral and electroweak symmetry breaking, the existence of gauge confinement, and the violation of C, P, and T symmetries.

Authors 3

1. Aron J. Beekman
   Affiliation as printed

   Sioux Technologies

2. Louk Rademaker Aachen

   Leiden University · University of Geneva

   Affiliation as printed

   University of Geneva and Leiden University

3. Jasper van Wezel

   University of Amsterdam

   Affiliation as printed

   University of Amsterdam