Octions: An E8 description of the Standard Model
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We interpret the elements of the exceptional Lie algebra e8(−24) as objects in the Standard Model, including lepton and quark spinors with the usual properties, the Standard Model Lie algebra su(3)⊕su(2)⊕u(1), and the Lorentz Lie algebra so(3,1). Our construction relies on identifying a complex structure on spinors and then working in the enveloping algebra. The resulting model naturally contains Grand Unified Theories based on SO(10) (Georgi), SU(5) (Georgi–Glashow), and SU(4) ×SU(2) ×SU(2) (Pati–Salam). We then briefly speculate on the role of the remaining elements of e8 and propose a mechanism leading to exactly three generations of particles.
- Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
- University of London United Kingdom
- Oregon State University United States
- UNIVERSITY OF LONDON United Kingdom
- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations, High Energy Physics - Theory, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Symmetry breaking in quantum theory, Applications of Clifford algebras to physics, etc., FOS: Physical sciences, Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory
Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations, High Energy Physics - Theory, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Symmetry breaking in quantum theory, Applications of Clifford algebras to physics, etc., FOS: Physical sciences, Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory
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