COMMENTS ON GRAND UNIFICATION AND AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO UNIFICATION OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS

被引:21
作者
FOOT, R [1 ]
LEW, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MELBOURNE, SCH PHYS, HIGH ENERGY PHYS RES CTR, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052, AUSTRALIA
来源
NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA A-NUCLEI PARTICLES AND FIELDS | 1991年 / 104卷 / 02期
关键词
MODELS OF ELECTROWEAK INTERACTIONS; UNIFIED THEORIES AND MODELS OF STRONG AND ELECTROWEAK INTERACTIONS; MISCELLANEOUS THEORETICAL IDEAS AND MODELS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02910875
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Some of the original motivations behind grand unified theories are re-examined in the light of our present understanding of the standard model. We argue that there is no experimental evidence which uniquely implies grand unification. We then give an example of a non-GUT model which unifies quark and leptons.
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页码:167 / 175
页数:9
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