Discovery of the Color Degree of Freedom in Particle Physics: a Personal Perspective
arXiv:0803.0992 · doi:10.1142/9789812837592_0002
Abstract
I review the main features of the color charge degree of freedom in particle physics, sketch the paradox in the early quark model that led to color, give a personal perspective on the discovery of color and describe the introduction of the gauge theory of color.
arXiv comment12 pages, to appear in proceedings of the 13th Lomonosov Conference on Elementary Particle Physics, Moscow State University, August 2007