Yang–Mills theory

Summary

Yang–Mills theory is a gauge theory^[1]. It draws 429 Wikipedia views per month (gauge_theory category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yang–Mills theory's instance of is recorded as gauge theory^[3].
• Chen-ning Yang is named after Yang–Mills theory^[4].
• Robert Mills is named after Yang–Mills theory^[5].
• Yang–Mills theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03w9534^[6].
• Yang–Mills theory's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Yang-Mills-theory^[7].
• Yang–Mills theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/yang-mills^[8].
• Yang–Mills theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/yang-mills-theory^[9].
• Yang–Mills theory's defining formula is recorded as S = \int\mathrm d^dx\,\left(-\frac12\operatorname{Tr}(F^2)\right)=\int\mathrm d^dx\left(-\frac14F^{a\mu \nu} F_{\mu \nu}^a\right)^[10].
• Yang–Mills theory's nLab ID is recorded as Yang-Mills theory^[11].
• Yang–Mills theory's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136674^[12].
• Yang–Mills theory's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "YangMillsTheory"]^[13].
• Yang–Mills theory's World of Physics ID is recorded as Yang-MillsTheory^[14].
• Yang–Mills theory's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• Yang–Mills theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 103766332^[16].
• Yang–Mills theory's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Yang-Mills_Theory^[17].
• Yang–Mills theory's in defining formula is recorded as S^[18].
• Yang–Mills theory's in defining formula is recorded as F^[19].
• Yang–Mills theory's in defining formula is recorded as \operatorname{Tr}^[20].
• Yang–Mills theory's Lex ID is recorded as Yang-Mills-teori^[21].
• Yang–Mills theory's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as teoria-di-yang-mills^[22].
• Yang–Mills theory's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C103766332^[23].
• Yang–Mills theory's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as physics-and-astronomy/yang-mills-theory^[24].
• Yang–Mills theory's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 318425^[25].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Yang–Mills theory include Yang–Mills equations^[26], a partial differential equation^[27].

Why It Matters

Yang–Mills theory draws 429 Wikipedia views per month (gauge_theory category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Yang–Mills equations^[26], a partial differential equation^[27].