scholarly journals Confronting SO(10) GUTs with proton decay and gravitational waves

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. King ◽  
Silvia Pascoli ◽  
Ye-Ling Zhou ◽  
Jessica Turner
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Cosmic String ◽  
Cosmic Strings ◽  
Proton Decay ◽  
Null Results ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Unified Theories ◽  
Proton Lifetime ◽  
Gut Scale

Abstract Grand Unified Theories (GUT) predict proton decay as well as the formation of cosmic strings which can generate gravitational waves. We determine which non-supersymmetric SO(10) breaking chains provide gauge unification in addition to a gravitational signal from cosmic strings. We calculate the GUT and intermediate scales for these SO(10) breaking chains by solving the renormalisation group equations at the two-loop level. This analysis predicts the GUT scale, hence the proton lifetime, in addition to the scale of cosmic string generation and thus the associated gravitational wave signal. We determine which SO(10) breaking chains survive in the event of the null results of the next generation of gravitational waves and proton decay searches and determine the correlations between proton decay and gravitational waves scales if these observables are measured.

PROTON DECAY IN SO(10) SUPERSYMMETRIC GRAND UNIFIED THEORIES

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (supp01b) ◽  
pp. 846-848
Author(s):  
RODOVAN DERMÍŠEK
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Space ◽  
Proton Decay ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Grand Unified Theory ◽  
Family Symmetry ◽  
Energy Data ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Unified Theories ◽  
Proton Lifetime

We calculate the proton lifetime in a SO(10) supersymmetric grand unified theory [SUSY GUT] with U(2) family symmetry. This model fits the low energy data, including the recent data for neutrino oscillations. We discuss the predictions of this model for the proton lifetime in light of recent SuperKamiokande results which significantly constrain the SUSY parameter space of the model.

scholarly journals Gravitational Waves and Proton Decay: Complementary Windows into Grand Unified Theories

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. King ◽  
Silvia Pascoli ◽  
Jessica Turner ◽  
Ye-Ling Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Proton Decay ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Unified Theories

scholarly journals Searching for gravitational-wave bursts from cosmic string cusps with the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 701-712
Author(s):  
N Yonemaru ◽  
S Kuroyanagi ◽  
G Hobbs ◽  
K Takahashi ◽  
X-J Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
False Alarm ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Cosmic String ◽  
Cosmic Strings ◽  
False Alarm Probability ◽  
String Tension ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Pulsar Timing ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Pulsar Timing Array

ABSTRACT Cosmic strings are potential gravitational-wave (GW) sources that can be probed by pulsar timing arrays (PTAs). In this work we develop a detection algorithm for a GW burst from a cusp on a cosmic string, and apply it to Parkes PTA data. We find four events with a false alarm probability less than 1 per cent. However further investigation shows that all of these are likely to be spurious. As there are no convincing detections we place upper limits on the GW amplitude for different event durations. From these bounds we place limits on the cosmic string tension of Gμ ∼ 10−5, and highlight that this bound is independent from those obtained using other techniques. We discuss the physical implications of our results and the prospect of probing cosmic strings in the era of Square Kilometre Array.

scholarly journals Conformal GUT inflation, proton lifetime and non-thermal leptogenesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sravan Kumar ◽  
Paulo Vargas Moniz
Keyword(s):  
Conformal Symmetry ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Baryon Asymmetry ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Type I ◽  
Gauge Bosons ◽  
Seesaw Mechanism ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Unified Theories ◽  
Proton Lifetime

AbstractIn this paper, we generalize Coleman–Weinberg (CW) inflation in grand unified theories (GUTs) such as $$\text {SU}(5)$$SU(5) and $$\text {SO}(10)$$SO(10) by means of considering two complex singlet fields with conformal invariance. In this framework, inflation emerges from a spontaneously broken conformal symmetry. The GUT symmetry implies a potential with a CW form, as a consequence of radiative corrections. The conformal symmetry flattens the above VEV branch of the CW potential to a Starobinsky plateau. As a result, we obtain $$n_{s}\sim 1-\frac{2}{N}$$ns∼1-2N and $$r\sim \frac{12}{N^2}$$r∼12N2 for $$N\sim $$N∼ 50–60 e-foldings. Furthermore, this framework allow us to estimate the proton lifetime as $$\tau _{p}\lesssim 10^{40}$$τp≲1040 years, whose decay is mediated by the superheavy gauge bosons. Moreover, we implement a type I seesaw mechanism by weakly coupling the complex singlet, which carries two units of lepton number, to the three generations of singlet right handed neutrinos (RHNs). The spontaneous symmetry breaking of global lepton number amounts to the generation of neutrino masses. We also consider non-thermal leptogenesis in which the inflaton dominantly decays into heavy RHNs that sources the observed baryon asymmetry. We constrain the couplings of the inflaton field to the RHNs, which gives the reheating temperature as $$10^{6}\text { GeV}\lesssim T_{R}<10^{9}$$106GeV≲TR<109 GeV.

scholarly journals How generic is cosmic string formation in supersymmetric grand unified theories

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Jeannerot ◽  
Jonathan Rocher ◽  
Mairi Sakellariadou
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic String ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Unified Theories ◽  
String Formation

PARTICLE CREATION BY COSMIC STRINGS

1988 ◽  
Vol 03 (15) ◽  
pp. 1425-1429 ◽  
Author(s):  
VARUN SAHNI
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Quantum Number ◽  
Cosmic String ◽  
Cosmic Strings ◽  
Particle Creation ◽  
Number Density ◽  
Gut Scale ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Angular Quantum Number

The creation of particles by a nonstationary gravitational field during the formation of a straight, static cosmic string has been investigated and the contribution to the number density of created particles from modes with the lowest angular quantum number assessed. It is found that for GUT scale strings the energy density of created particles is many orders of magnitude smaller than the corresponding energy density of radiation at GUT times.

scholarly journals Employing nucleon decay as a fingerprint of SUSY GUT models using SusyTCProton

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Antusch ◽  
Christian Hohl ◽  
Vasja Susič
Keyword(s):  
Software Tool ◽  
Decay Rates ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Nucleon Decay ◽  
Mixing Parameters ◽  
Grand Unified Theories ◽  
Fermion Masses ◽  
Unified Theories ◽  
Rich Information ◽  
Gut Scale

Abstract While the observation of nucleon decay would be a smoking gun of Grand Unified Theories (GUTs) in general, the ratios between the decay rates of the various channels carry rich information about the specific GUT model realization. To investigate this fingerprint of GUT models in the context of supersymmetric (SUSY) GUTs, we present the software tool SusyTCProton, which is an extension of the module SusyTC to be used with the REAP package. It allows to calculate nucleon decay rates from the relevant dimension five GUT operators specified at the GUT scale, including the full loop-dressing at the SUSY scale. As an application, we investigate the fingerprints of two example GUT toy models with different flavor structures, performing an MCMC analysis to include the experimental uncertainties for the charged fermion masses and CKM mixing parameters. While both toy models provide equally good fits to the low energy data, we show how they could be distinguished via their predictions of ratios for nucleon decay rates. Together with SusyTCProton we also make the additional module ProtonDecay public. It can be used independently from REAP and allows to calculate nucleon decay rates from given D = 5 and D = 6 operator coefficients (accepting the required SUSY input for the D = 5 case in SLHA format). The D = 6 functionality can also be used to calculate nucleon decay in non-SUSY GUTs.

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