13.07.2015 Views

SU(5) - Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics

SU(5) - Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics

SU(5) - Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

MotivationWhy GUTs?◮ SM is a very successful description <strong>of</strong> particle physics◮ SM itself is a gauge theory comprising elektroweak unification◮ more general unification should be possible◮ SM quantum numbers (esp. weak isospin) hint further unification◮ unification <strong>of</strong> SM couplings at very high energiesWhy <strong>SU</strong>(5)?◮ simple model◮ smallest possible group [Georgi, Glashow ’74]◮ unique breaking pattern to SM

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!