Salam–Weinberg model

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The Salam–Weinberg model is the electroweak theory that unifies the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces within the Standard Model of particle physics.

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instanceOf component of the Standard Model of particle physics
electroweak theory
gauge theory
quantum field theory
alsoKnownAs Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
electroweak Standard Model
assumes local gauge symmetry
basedOn SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y gauge symmetry
characterizedBy electroweak coupling constants
weak mixing angle
containsField Higgs field
left-handed fermion doublets
right-handed fermion singlets
couples fermions to gauge bosons
describes charged current weak interactions
electromagnetic interactions
neutral current weak interactions
developedBy Abdus Salam
Sheldon Glashow
Steven Weinberg
developmentPeriod 1960s
energyScale electroweak scale
explains parity violation in weak interactions
relation between electric charge and weak isospin and hypercharge
frameworkFor precision electroweak tests
hasGaugeBoson W^+ boson
linked to: W boson

W^- boson
linked to: W^-

Z^0 boson
linked to: Z boson

photon
hasGaugeGroup SU(2)_L
U(1)_Y
implies massive W and Z bosons
massless photon
introduces electroweak unification
NobelPrizeAssociated 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics
partOf Standard Model of particle physics
linked to: Standard Model
predicts W boson
Z boson
existence of the Higgs boson
neutral weak current
satisfies gauge invariance
testedBy LEP experiments
linked to: LEP

LHC experiments
linked to: CMS experiment

SLD experiment
linked to: SLD

Tevatron experiments
linked to: Tevatron
unifies electromagnetic interaction
weak nuclear interaction
uses Higgs mechanism
renormalizable Lagrangian
spontaneous symmetry breaking
validAt energies below the electroweak scale

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Abdus Salam knownFor Salam–Weinberg model
Abdus Salam knownFor Glashow–Weinberg–Salam theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Sheldon Glashow fieldOfWork electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Z boson predictedBy electroweak theory
subject linked to: Z
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Z boson predictedBy Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
subject linked to: Z
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Steven Weinberg knownFor Weinberg–Salam model
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Steven Weinberg notableWork A Model of Leptons
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Higgs field isDescribedIn electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Higgs mechanism partOf electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Higgs mechanism centralTo Standard Model electroweak sector
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Fermi theory of beta decay historicalPrecursorOf electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Fermi theory of beta decay historicalPrecursorOf Standard Model weak interaction
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Fermi constant usedIn electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Salam–Weinberg model alsoKnownAs Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Salam–Weinberg model alsoKnownAs electroweak Standard Model
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
W− boson isComponentOf electroweak interaction
subject linked to: W^-
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
W− boson wasPredictedBy electroweak theory
subject linked to: W^-
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
W− boson wasPredictedBy Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
subject linked to: W^-
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Steven Weinberg notableWork A Model of Leptons
subject linked to: Weinberg
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Weinberg angle field electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
Kobayashi–Maskawa theory basedOn electroweak theory
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model
't Hooft–Veltman gauge usedIn electroweak theory
subject linked to: ’t Hooft–Veltman gauge
linked to: Salam–Weinberg model