Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory

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The Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory is a pioneering particle physics model that unifies the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions within a single SU(5) gauge symmetry framework.

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instanceOf gauge theory ⓘ
particle physics model ⓘ
aimsToExplain unification of strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces ⓘ
assignsOneStandardModelGenerationTo 5̄⊕10 of SU(5) ⓘ
assumes single unified gauge coupling at GUT scale ⓘ
breaksBaryonNumber yes ⓘ
classifies Standard Model fermions into SU(5) multiplets ⓘ
containsSubgroup SU(2) ⓘ
SU(3) ⓘ
U(1) ⓘ
facesConstraintFrom proton decay experiments ⓘ
hasElectricChargeQuantization explained by SU(5) embedding ⓘ
hasFermionRepresentation 10 of SU(5) ⓘ
5̄ of SU(5) ⓘ
hasGaugeBoson X boson ⓘ
Y boson ⓘ
linked to: X boson
hasGaugeBosonRepresentation 24 of SU(5) ⓘ
hasGaugeGroup SU(5) ⓘ
hasGaugeSymmetryBreakingPattern SU(5) → SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) ⓘ
hasMatterContentPerGeneration 5̄⊕10 of SU(5) ⓘ
hasSymmetryBreakingScale grand unification scale ⓘ
implies quark–lepton unification ⓘ
involves spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ
isBasedOn non‑Abelian gauge symmetry ⓘ
isCategory non‑supersymmetric SU(5) GUT ⓘ
isDisfavoredBy non‑observation of proton decay at predicted rates ⓘ
isExtensionOf Standard Model of particle physics ⓘ
linked to: Standard Model
isFormulatedIn four spacetime dimensions ⓘ
isMinimalGUT true ⓘ
isNonSupersymmetric true ⓘ
isPrototypeFor later grand unified theories ⓘ
isRenormalizable true ⓘ
predicts gauge coupling unification at high energy ⓘ
new heavy leptoquark gauge bosons ⓘ
proton decay ⓘ
relations among quark and lepton masses ⓘ
requires Higgs fields in 24 representation of SU(5) ⓘ
Higgs fields in 5 representation of SU(5) ⓘ
unifiesGaugeGroups SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) ⓘ
unifiesInteraction electromagnetic interaction ⓘ
strong interaction ⓘ
weak interaction ⓘ
violates baryon number conservation ⓘ
wasProposedBy Howard Georgi ⓘ
Sheldon Glashow ⓘ
wasProposedInYear 1974 ⓘ

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Howard Georgi → notableWork → Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory ⓘ
't Hooft–Polyakov monopoles → ariseIn → Georgi–Glashow model ⓘ
subject linked to: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles
linked to: Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory
E8×E8 heterotic string theory → typicalGUTGroup → SU(5) ⓘ
linked to: Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory
Georgi–Glashow model → gaugeGroup → SU(5) ⓘ
linked to: Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory