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Unification and Local Baryon Number

Authors :
Perez, Pavel Fileviez
Ohmer, Sebastian
Source :
Phys.Lett. B768 (2017) 86-91
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We investigate the possibility to find an ultraviolet completion of the simple extensions of the Standard Model where baryon number is a local symmetry. In the context of such theories one can understand the spontaneous breaking of baryon number at the low scale and the proton stability. We find a simple theory based on SU(4)_C x SU(3)_L x SU(3)_R where baryon number is embedded in a non-Abelian gauge symmetry. We discuss the main features of the theory and the possible implications for experiments. This theory predicts stable colored and/or fractional electric charged fields which can give rise to very exotic signatures at the Large Hadron Collider experiments such as CMS and ATLAS. We further discuss the embedding in a gauge theory based on SU(4)_C x SU(4)_L x SU(4)_R which could define the way to achieve the unification of the gauge interactions at the low scale.<br />Comment: new references, minor corrections, to appear in Physics Letters B

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys.Lett. B768 (2017) 86-91
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1612.07165
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.02.049