Superconductivity and elementary particles

The article contains a brief historical review of the mutual influences on one another of elementary-particle theory and many-body theory. The main attention is devoted to the idea of spontaneous symmetry breaking and the unified theory of particles based on it. The intimate and far reaching analogy between unified theory and the theory of superconductivity is traced. Some consequences of this analogy for particle physics and cosmology are considered.

PACS: 11.30.Qc, 11.80.Jy, 12.20.Hx, 74.90.+n (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1978v021n05ABEH005556
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1978/5/h/
Citation: Kirzhnits D A "Superconductivity and elementary particles" Sov. Phys. Usp. 21 470–486 (1978)

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PT Journal Article
TI Superconductivity and elementary particles
AU Kirzhnits D A
FAU Kirzhnits DA
DP 10 May, 1978
TA Phys. Usp.
VI 21
IP 5
PG 470-486
RX 10.1070/PU1978v021n05ABEH005556
URL https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1978/5/h/
SO Phys. Usp. 1978 May 10;21(5):470-486

Оригинал: Киржниц Д А «Сверхпроводимость и элементарные частицы» УФН 125 169–194 (1978); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0125.197805h.0169