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Monday, May 17, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CNLS Conference Room (TA-3, Bldg 1690)

Seminar

Progress in Grand Unified Theories

K.S. Babu
Oklahoma State University

After a brief review of the motivation for grand unification and the experimental hints in its support, I will describe recent progress in model building based on supersymmetric SO(10) gauge theory. Expectations for neutrino oscillations, quark and lepton mixings, and proton decay will be outlined. An interesting correlation between the two decay modes of the proton, into (e+ pi0) and (neutrino K+) will be noted. This correlation is such that both modes are within reach of the next generation nucleon decay experiments. Implications of these models for the LHC will also be discussed.

Host: Michael L. Graesser, mgraesser@lanl.gov