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“The universe is an enormous direct product of representations of symmetry groups.”

Quote by Steven Weinberg

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Steven Weinberg

Steven Weinberg is a renowned theoretical physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and cosmology. In 1967, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow, for their work on the unification of the weak interaction. more

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