Talk:Fermi's interaction

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feynman & gell-mann (1959) theory of the fermi interaction linked with spinor potentials (used in doran, lasenby, gull, somaroo & challinor (2005) spacetime algebra & electron physics). see also (gsponer & hurni (1998) lanczos-einstein-petiau: from dirac's equation to NL wave mechanics) for the link with lanczos equation (found in 1933), kramers equation (as relativitic pauli's equation in gsponer). i'm looking for sudarshan... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.130.77.49 (talk) 19:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

here it is: sudarshan & marshak  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.130.77.49 (talk) 19:13, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

W boson is not part of fermi theory
In the introduction it says : "For example, this interaction explains beta decay of a neutron by direct coupling of a neutron with: [...] virtual W- boson". Fermi's theory did not mention a W boson(read for instance the translation of the original article in the reference section). In fact according to the wikipedia article on W and Z bosons, they were theorized in 1968. I think this part should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaerLaer (talk • contribs) 19:57, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Agree that W boson not part of Fermi interaction
It would be between neutron, proton, beta particle and antineutrino. Four particles, not five.

Spope3 (talk) 04:55, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

Updates July 2016
I added an attempt at making this article what I was hoping it would be when coming here: mostly, a summary of the key mathematical and physical results from the Tentativo. It needs some work on formatting and encyclopedic style, but I'm in even deeper over my head there than I am with the physics. At some point, I'd like to fill out the "Influence" section with some more on the "Fermi field theory" of nuclear forces.

2601:647:4501:2510:A177:3796:2927:E9F9 (talk) 23:16, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * If memory serves, Heisenberg’s “shower theory” of cosmic radiation was inspired by the catastrophic failure of treating the Fermi theory with standard perturbation theory (likely sources would be Brown/Rechenberg or the Pauli correspondence). 23.115.162.60 (talk) 23:33, 26 May 2018 (UTC)