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Broken Symmetries and the Masses of Gauge Bosons

Peter W. Higgs
Phys. Rev. Lett. 13, 508 – Published 19 October 1964
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  • Received 31 August 1964

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.13.508

©1964 American Physical Society

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Letters from the Past - A PRL Retrospective

2008 marked PRL’s 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations a collection of milestone Letters was started. The collection contains Letters that have made long-lived contributions to physics, either by announcing significant discoveries, or by initiating new areas of research.

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Peter W. Higgs

  • Tait Institute of Mathematical Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Vol. 13, Iss. 16 — 19 October 1964

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