The GIM Mechanism: origin, predictions and recent uses

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Author: Maiani, Luciano
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 25.03.2013
• Subjects: Electromagnetic interactions; Neutral currents

The GIM Mechanism was introduced by Sheldon L. Glashow, John Iliopoulos and Luciano Maiani in 1970, to explain the suppression of Delta S=1, 2 neutral current processes and is an important element of the unified theories of the weak and electromagnetic interactions. Origin, predictions and uses of t...