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Introduction to the Unified Field Theory of Elementary Particles

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The present book contains a series of lectures which have been given at the University of Munich during the summer term 1965, with the hope to draw the attention of the younger generation of physicists to the present development of the unified field theory of elementary particles.

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Heisenberg, W. (1984). Introduction to the Unified Field Theory of Elementary Particles. In: Blum, W., Dürr, HP., Rechenberg, H. (eds) Scientific Review Papers, Talks, and Books Wissenschaftliche Übersichtsartikel, Vorträge und Bücher. Gesammelte Werke / Collected Works, vol B. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61742-3_62

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