The Grand Unification Theory

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:

Ð'* strong nuclear forces

Ð'* weak nuclear forces

Ð'* electromagnetic forces

Ð'* gravitational forces

-these 4 forces can be seen in the 2 groups that the GUT unifies:

Ð'* strong interaction/strong force Ð'- fundamental force that causes protons and neutrons to bind together in nuclei

Ð'* 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

Ð'* left-right models

Ð'* Georgi-Glashgow model

Ð'* Pati-Salam model

Ð'* trinification

-the theory is best portrayed in a supersymmetric model, which is a form of a standard model

Ð'* 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

Ð'* boson Ð'- particle that does not obey the rule allowing only one element to occupy the same state at one time

Ð'* fermion - particle that does obey the above rule

-the GUT is used to predict relations in terms of:

Ð'* quarks

Ð'* proton decay

Ð'* cosmological occurrences (cosmology Ð'- study of the universe physically, seeing it as a formation