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SO(10) (physics)

Index SO(10) (physics)

In particle physics, SO(10) refers to a grand unified theory (GUT) based on the spin group Spin(10). [1]

32 relations: B − L, Chirality (physics), Covering group, Doublet–triplet splitting problem, Flipped SO(10), Flipped SU(5), Gauge theory, Georgi–Glashow model, Grand Unified Theory, Harald Fritzsch, Higgs boson, Howard Georgi, Hypercharge, John C. Baez, Lie group, Orthogonal group, Particle physics, Pati–Salam model, Peter Higgs, Peter Minkowski, Proton decay, Renormalization, Restricted representation, Seesaw mechanism, Singlet state, Spin group, Spinor, Standard Model, Superpotential, Vacuum expectation value, X and Y bosons, Yukawa interaction.

B − L

In high energy physics, B − L (pronounced "bee minus ell") is the difference between the baryon number (B) and the lepton number (L).

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Chirality (physics)

A chiral phenomenon is one that is not identical to its mirror image (see the article on mathematical chirality).

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Covering group

In mathematics, a covering group of a topological group H is a covering space G of H such that G is a topological group and the covering map p: G → H is a continuous group homomorphism.

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Doublet–triplet splitting problem

In particle physics, the doublet–triplet (splitting) problem is a problem of some Grand Unified Theories, such as SU(5), SO(10), E_6.

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Flipped SO(10)

Flipped SO(10) is a grand unified theory which is to standard '''SO'''(10) as flipped '''SU'''(5) is to '''SU'''(5).

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Flipped SU(5)

The Flipped SU(5) model is a grand unified theory (GUT) theory first contemplated by Stephen Barr in 1982, and by Dimitri Nanopoulos and others in 1984.

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Gauge theory

In physics, a gauge theory is a type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under certain Lie groups of local transformations.

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Georgi–Glashow model

In particle physics, the Georgi–Glashow model is a particular grand unification theory (GUT) proposed by Howard Georgi and Sheldon Glashow in 1974.

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Grand Unified Theory

A Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is a model in particle physics in which, at high energy, the three gauge interactions of the Standard Model which define the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions, or forces, are merged into one single force.

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Harald Fritzsch

Harald Fritzsch (born 10 February 1943 in Zwickau, Germany) is a German theoretical physicist known for his contributions to the theory of quarks, the development of Quantum Chromodynamics and the great unification of the standard model of particle physics.

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Higgs boson

The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics.

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Howard Georgi

Howard Mason Georgi III (born January 6, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University.

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Hypercharge

In particle physics, the hypercharge (from '''hyper'''onic + charge) Y of a particle is related to the strong interaction, and is distinct from the similarly named weak hypercharge, which has an analogous role in the electroweak interaction.

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John C. Baez

John Carlos Baez (born June 12, 1961) is an American mathematical physicist and a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in Riverside, California.

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Lie group

In mathematics, a Lie group (pronounced "Lee") is a group that is also a differentiable manifold, with the property that the group operations are compatible with the smooth structure.

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Orthogonal group

In mathematics, the orthogonal group in dimension, denoted, is the group of distance-preserving transformations of a Euclidean space of dimension that preserve a fixed point, where the group operation is given by composing transformations.

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Particle physics

Particle physics (also high energy physics) is the branch of physics that studies the nature of the particles that constitute matter and radiation.

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Pati–Salam model

In physics, the Pati–Salam model is a Partial Unification Theory proposed in 1974 by nobel laureate Abdus Salam and Jogesh Pati.

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Peter Higgs

Peter Ware Higgs (born 29 May 1929) is a British theoretical physicist, emeritus professor in the University of Edinburgh,Griggs, Jessica (Summer 2008) Edit the University of Edinburgh Alumni Magazine, p. 17 and Nobel Prize laureate for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.

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Peter Minkowski

Peter Minkowski (born 10 May 1941) is a Swiss theoretical physicist.

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Proton decay

In particle physics, proton decay is a hypothetical form of radioactive decay in which the proton decays into lighter subatomic particles, such as a neutral pion and a positron.

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Renormalization

Renormalization is a collection of techniques in quantum field theory, the statistical mechanics of fields, and the theory of self-similar geometric structures, that are used to treat infinities arising in calculated quantities by altering values of quantities to compensate for effects of their self-interactions.

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Restricted representation

In mathematics, restriction is a fundamental construction in representation theory of groups.

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Seesaw mechanism

In the theory of grand unification of particle physics, and, in particular, in theories of neutrino masses and neutrino oscillation, the seesaw mechanism is a generic model used to understand the relative sizes of observed neutrino masses, of the order of eV, compared to those of quarks and charged leptons, which are millions of times heavier.

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Singlet state

In quantum mechanics, a singlet state usually refers to a system in which all electrons are paired.

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Spin group

In mathematics the spin group Spin(n) is the double cover of the special orthogonal group, such that there exists a short exact sequence of Lie groups (with) As a Lie group, Spin(n) therefore shares its dimension,, and its Lie algebra with the special orthogonal group.

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Spinor

In geometry and physics, spinors are elements of a (complex) vector space that can be associated with Euclidean space.

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Standard Model

The Standard Model of particle physics is the theory describing three of the four known fundamental forces (the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions, and not including the gravitational force) in the universe, as well as classifying all known elementary particles.

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Superpotential

In theoretical physics, the superpotential is a parameter in supersymmetric quantum mechanics.

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Vacuum expectation value

In quantum field theory the vacuum expectation value (also called condensate or simply VEV) of an operator is its average, expected value in the vacuum.

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X and Y bosons

In particle physics, the X and Y bosons (sometimes collectively called "X bosons") are hypothetical elementary particles analogous to the W and Z bosons, but corresponding to a new type of force predicted by the Georgi–Glashow model, a grand unified theory.

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Yukawa interaction

In particle physics, Yukawa's interaction or Yukawa coupling, named after Hideki Yukawa, is an interaction between a scalar field ϕ and a Dirac field ψ of the type The Yukawa interaction can be used to describe the nuclear force between nucleons (which are fermions), mediated by pions (which are pseudoscalar mesons).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SO(10)_(physics)

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