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The Fermi theory of weak interactions is patterned according to the well-known current–current coupling of quantum electrodynamics. All observations could – up to now – be classified and understood within this scheme. Nevertheless, as we shall see, the Fermi theory contains severe difficulties and is therefore unsatisfactory. In order to reveal these difficulties we shall discuss first another phenomenon of weak interactions, i.e. the neutral currents.
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Greiner, W., Müller, B. (2009). Limitations of Fermi Theory. In: Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87843-8_3
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