Absolute proton stability in unified models of strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions

Paul Langacker; Gino Segre; Arthur Weldon

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(78)90178-8

Absolute proton stability in unified models of strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions

Paul Langacker, Gino Segre, Arthur Weldon

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We show that the proton can be made absolutely stable, without introducing superheavy bosons, by imposing a global U(1) color symmetry on the Higgs couplings of the theory. Vector-like SU(5) and SU(6) models are discussed in detail.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-90
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	73
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(78)90178-8
State	Published - Jan 30 1978

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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