Evidence pointing towards a supersymmetric extension of the standard model of particle physics has rendered the deeper understanding of supersymmetric gauge theory a priority. EU-funded scientists have made significant steps in this direction.
The strong and weak as well as electromagnetic interactions – in other words, every force in nature except gravity – are all described by gauge theory. In addition to gauge fields, there are matter fields. The latter represent electrons, neutrinos, quarks and possibly the Higgs boson. Gauge fields mediate forces between particles described by matter fields.
Further details: Integrable systems, symmetries and representations