Locally supersymmetric grand unification

Journal Article · Mon Oct 04 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.970· OSTI ID:6557267

Chamseddine, A H; Arnowitt, R; Nath, P

A locally supersymmetric grand unification program is proposed which couples the N = 1 supergravity multiplet to an arbitrary grand unified gauge group with any number of left-handed chiral multiplets and a gauge vector multiplet. A specific model is discussed where it is shown that not only do the gravitational interactions eliminate the degeneracy of the vacuum state encountered in global supersymmetry, but simultaneously can break both supersymmetry and SU(2)xU(1) down to a residual SU(3)/sup c/xU(1) symmetry at approx.300 GeV.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
• OSTI ID: 6557267
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 49:14; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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