Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Gauge Theories: a Historical Survey

Abstract

The personal and scientific history of the discovery of spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories is outlined and its scientific content is reviewed

arXiv comment9 pages, LaTeX, 3 figures, reference added. Talks presented at the award ceremony of the 1997 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society (Jerusalem, 24 August 1997)

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