Weyl’s gauge theory

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Weyl’s gauge theory is an early 20th-century theoretical framework that introduced the concept of local gauge invariance, laying foundational ideas for modern gauge theories in particle physics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical field theory ⓘ
gauge theory ⓘ
physical theory ⓘ
theory in theoretical physics ⓘ
aimedToUnify electromagnetism ⓘ
gravitation ⓘ
appliesTo electromagnetic field ⓘ
spacetime geometry ⓘ
author Hermann Weyl ⓘ
basedOn differential geometry ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
criticismReason conflicted with observed stability of atomic spectra ⓘ
predicted non-integrable length of measuring rods ⓘ
criticizedBy Albert Einstein ⓘ
developedInDecade 1910s ⓘ
fieldIntroduced gauge potential ⓘ
vector potential associated with scale transformations ⓘ
fieldOfStudy mathematical physics ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
hasKeyIdea connection between geometry and electromagnetism ⓘ
physical laws invariant under local transformations ⓘ
historicalOutcome rejected as a fundamental theory of gravity ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
influencedBy Einstein’s general relativity ⓘ
Riemannian geometry ⓘ
inspiredConcept U(1) gauge invariance in electromagnetism ⓘ
Yang–Mills theory ⓘ
modern gauge theories ⓘ
standard model gauge interactions ⓘ
introducedConcept gauge field ⓘ
gauge symmetry ⓘ
local gauge invariance ⓘ
scale invariance ⓘ
legacy conceptual precursor of quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
foundation for modern gauge principle ⓘ
influenced development of non-abelian gauge theories ⓘ
originalGaugeIdea local rescaling of the metric ⓘ
position-dependent change of length scale ⓘ
proposedInYear 1918 ⓘ
relatedTo U(1) gauge symmetry ⓘ
gauge invariance in quantum mechanics ⓘ
phase invariance of the wavefunction ⓘ
symmetryGroupType gauge group ⓘ
local symmetry ⓘ
unificationType geometrical unification ⓘ
usesMathematicalStructure Weyl geometry ⓘ
connection on a fiber bundle ⓘ

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Hermann Weyl → knownFor → Weyl’s gauge theory ⓘ
Weyl geometry → providesFrameworkFor → Weyl gauge theory ⓘ
linked to: Weyl’s gauge theory