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SU(2) symmetry
mathematical group
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electroweak theory
- In subatomic particle: Finding the messenger particles
…and are described by the SU(2) symmetry that underlies electroweak theory along with U(1). The basic representation of this mathematical group is a pair, or doublet, and, according to electroweak theory, the quarks and leptons are each grouped into pairs of increasing mass: (u, d), (c, s), (t, b) and…
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