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Yang-Mills Existence and Mass Gap

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ams-81: Quantum theory millennium-problems needs-prerequisites new conjecture
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### What is the conjecture
Yang–Mills Existence and Mass Gap. Prove that for any compact simple [gauge group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_group_(mathematics)) G, a [non-trivial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-trivial) quantum [Yang–Mills theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills_theory) exists on R 4 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{4}} and has a [mass gap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_gap) Δ > 0. Existence includes establishing axiomatic properties at least as strong as those cited in [Streater & Wightman (1964)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills_existence_and_mass_gap#CITEREFStreaterWightman1964), [Osterwalder & Schrader (1973)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills_existence_and_mass_gap#CITEREFOsterwalderSchrader1973) and [Osterwalder & Schrader (1975)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills_existence_and_mass_gap#CITEREFOsterwalderSchrader1975).

One of the Millennium Problems posed by the Clay Mathematics Institute.

See here for the PDF by the Clay Mathematics Institute:
https://www.claymath.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yangmills.pdf

### Prerequisites needed
A lot of Quantum Field Theory I suppose. If we ever get to state, where we could formalize it in, then we probably would need the Prerequisites from PhysLean.

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The issue names no target file, test, or entry point. Start by reading the Clay Mathematics Institute PDF and reviewing the stated PhysLean prerequisites; completion would require adding a formal Lean statement of the Yang–Mills conjecture, but the issue does not define an achievable implementation scope.

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