The Grand Unification Theory
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The Grand Unification Theory
-the GUT tries to set a common force that would and can act in/apply to all circumstances(in a classroom; before the creation of the Universe; near a black hole) by touching on all aspects of physics
-the theory that combines the 4 fundamental forces in the Universe:
strong nuclear forces
weak nuclear forces
electromagnetic forces
gravitational forces
-these 4 forces can be seen in the 2 groups that the GUT unifies:
strong interaction/strong force Ð- fundamental force that causes protons and neutrons to bind together in nuclei
electroweak interactionÐ- electromagnetism and weak interaction(weak interaction Ð- weak force responsible for decay)
-there is no universal formula that describes this theory, only multiple proposed ones
left-right models
Georgi-Glashgow model
Pati-Salam model
trinification
-the theory is best portrayed in a supersymmetric model, which is a form of a standard model
a standard model is a model that shows how particles behave and interact through the use of symmetries
-a supersymmetric model is a model that tries to unify known and unknown elements, those elements being fermions and bosons
boson Ð- particle that does not obey the rule allowing only one element to occupy the same state at one time
fermion – particle that does obey the above rule
-the GUT is used to predict relations in terms of:
quarks
proton decay
cosmological occurrences (cosmology Ð- study of the universe physically, seeing it as a formation