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@article{citeulike:3823413, abstract = {I sketch what it is supposed to mean to quantize gauge theory, and how this can be made more concrete in perturbation theory and also by starting with a finite-dimensional lattice approximation. Based on real experiments and computer simulations, quantum gauge theory in four dimensions is believed to have a mass gap. This is one of the most fundamental facts that makes the Universe the way it is. This article is the written form of a lecture presented at the conference "Geometric Analysis: Past and Future" (Harvard University, August 27-September 1, 2008), in honor of the 60th birthday of S.-T. Yau.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Witten, Edward}, citeulike-article-id = {3823413}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4512}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/0812.4512}, day = {3}, eprint = {0812.4512}, keywords = {gauge-theory, mathematics, physics, quantum}, month = {Jan}, posted-at = {2009-01-03 08:12:26}, priority = {2}, title = {The Problem Of Gauge Theory}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4512}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3823413 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3823413 N2 - I sketch what it is supposed to mean to quantize gauge theory, and how this can be made more concrete in perturbation theory and also by starting with a finite-dimensional lattice approximation. Based on real experiments and computer simulations, quantum gauge theory in four dimensions is believed to have a mass gap. This is one of the most fundamental facts that makes the Universe the way it is. This article is the written form of a lecture presented at the conference "Geometric Analysis: Past and Future" (Harvard University, August 27-September 1, 2008), in honor of the 60th birthday of S.-T. Yau. TI - The Problem Of Gauge Theory KW - gauge-theory KW - mathematics KW - physics KW - quantum AU - Witten, Edward PY - 2009/Jan/03/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.4512 ER -