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The 46 pages that link to Gauge theory, each with the reason it gives.

• Quantum field theoryRelated: Gauge symmetry structures the interactions in the Standard Model’s quantum field theories.

• Standard ModelNarrower topic: Gauge symmetry organizes the interaction structure shared by the model’s sectors.

• Quantum chromodynamicsNarrower topic: QCD is a non-Abelian gauge theory with local color symmetry.

• Electroweak interactionNarrower topic: The electroweak interaction is built from local gauge symmetry.

• Higgs mechanismNarrower topic: The mechanism is notable for producing masses without abandoning this underlying symmetry.

• Lie groupRelated: Gauge symmetries are often modeled by Lie groups such as U(1) and SU(3).

• Élie CartanRelated: Cartan connections and Lie groups provide geometric foundations for gauge fields.

• String theoryRelated: Gauge interactions appear in string models and in their low-energy descriptions.

• Electromagnetic fieldNarrower topic: Electromagnetism is the simplest gauge theory, with potentials related by gauge transformations.

• Hendrik LorentzRelated: Lorentz’s field-centered approach helped establish the mathematical language later used in field theories.

• Covariant derivativeRelated: Gauge-covariant derivatives extend the same idea to internal symmetry spaces.

• Emmy NoetherRelated: Noether’s second theorem clarifies how gauge symmetries constrain field equations.

• Lie algebraRelated: Gauge fields and their interactions are organized by Lie algebras.

• Magnetic monopoleNarrower topic: Modern monopole solutions emerge naturally in certain gauge theories.

• Hermann WeylRelated: Weyl’s 1918 attempt to unify gravity and electromagnetism introduced an early gauge idea.

• Abdus SalamNarrower topic: Electroweak unification applies gauge symmetry to electromagnetic and weak interactions.

• Steven WeinbergNarrower topic: Weinberg built electroweak unification as a gauge theory.

• TechnicolorNarrower topic: Technicolor is formulated as a new gauge interaction with its own force carriers.

• Peter HiggsNarrower topic: The proposal solved a mass problem within gauge theories of fundamental interactions.

• Sheldon GlashowNarrower topic: Gauge symmetry provided the mathematical framework for Glashow’s unification proposal.

• Sophus LieRelated: Lie groups provide the symmetry groups underlying many gauge theories.

• Lattice gauge theoryNarrower topic: Lattice gauge theory discretizes this broader class of theories.

• Lie bracketRelated: Its symmetry algebras use Lie brackets to describe how infinitesimal gauge transformations combine.

• Gauge fixingNarrower topic: Gauge fixing is a procedure used within this broader class of theories.

• Aharonov–Bohm effectNarrower topic: The effect makes gauge potentials and their loop structure central to quantum observables.

• Classical field theoryBroader topic: Gauge fields show how local symmetry constrains classical field dynamics.

• Electromagnetic field tensorNarrower topic: The electromagnetic tensor is the curvature of the gauge potential in electromagnetism.

• François EnglertNarrower topic: Englert’s proposal addressed how gauge theories could accommodate massive force-carrying particles.

• Electroweak theoryNarrower topic: Electroweak theory is defined by its local SU(2) × U(1) gauge symmetry.

• Jacobi identityRelated: Gauge-symmetry generators form Lie algebras and inherit the bracket constraint.

• Kaluza–Klein theoryNarrower topic: Kaluza–Klein geometry offers a route from extra-dimensional coordinate symmetry to four-dimensional gauge symmetry.

• Robert BroutNarrower topic: Brout and Englert showed how gauge fields could become massive within this broader framework.

• Superstring theoryRelated: Open strings and branes can generate gauge fields resembling those of particle physics.

• Yang–Mills existence and mass gapNarrower topic: Yang–Mills theory is a non-Abelian instance of this broader framework.

• Gerard ’t HooftRelated: His work established the consistency of gauge theories describing fundamental forces.

• QuantizationRelated: Quantizing gauge fields requires handling redundant descriptions and constraints.

• Peter–Weyl theoremRelated: Compact Lie-group representations provide mode expansions for fields with internal symmetries.

• SupergravityRelated: Supergravity treats local supersymmetry as a gauge symmetry.

• Karen UhlenbeckRelated: Uhlenbeck developed analytic foundations for gauge theories used in geometry and mathematical physics.

• BraneRelated: Gauge theories can emerge from open-string modes living on stacks of D-branes.

• Classical unified field theoriesRelated: Weyl's proposal helped introduce the gauge principle, later central to modern field theory.

• Field and string theory models and techniquesRelated: Gauge symmetry constrains interactions and determines much of the structure of particle theories.

• Martinus J. G. VeltmanNarrower topic: Veltman’s computational work addressed the difficult quantum calculations required by gauge theories.

• Mathematical formulation of the Standard ModelNarrower topic: Local gauge invariance determines the Standard Model’s interaction structure.

• Principle of covarianceNarrower topic: Gauge theories also distinguish descriptive freedom from transformations with physical consequences.

• Yang Chen-NingNarrower topic: Yang–Mills theory extended gauge theory beyond electromagnetism.