Date of Award
Spring 4-27-2017
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Chiang, Yuan-Jen
Second Advisor
Helmstutler, Randall
Major or Concentration
Mathematics
Abstract
Starting from Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism in a Minkowski spacetime, we generalize to arbitrary spacetimes and gauge groups. The gauge groups U(1) and SU(3) and their associated Yang-Mills theories are discussed in detail.
Recommended Citation
Gabriel, Nicholas Alexander, "Maxwell's Equations, Gauge Fields, and Yang-Mills Theory" (2017). Student Research Submissions. 157.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/157
