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The unification of physics

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Mathematical Problems in Theoretical Physics

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The strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions are described as different manifestations of a grand unified gauge theory. Candidates of unified theories based e.g. on the groups SU(5) and S0(10) are discussed.

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Konrad Osterwalder

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Fritzsch, H. (1980). The unification of physics. In: Osterwalder, K. (eds) Mathematical Problems in Theoretical Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-09964-6_332

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