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Broken Symmetry and the Mass of Gauge Vector Mesons

F. Englert and R. Brout

  • Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

Phys. Rev. Lett. 13, 321 – Published 31 August, 1964

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.13.321

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