
In a previous study, it was proposed that a real graviton acquires an effective mass of order the Planck mass $m_P$ owing to nonperturbative quantum gravitational effects at distances of order the Planck length $l_P$, leading real gravitons to form an aggregated film structure. Physical arguments in that study further suggested that this graviton film surrounds every proton. Here we show that such a graviton film substantially suppresses proton decay within the framework of grand unified theories (GUTs), rendering proton decay effectively unobservable experimentally. This mechanism accounts for the non-observation of proton decay to date and reopens the viability of GUT models previously considered excluded, including minimal SU(5).
Graviton, Grand unified theory (GUT), Quantum gravity, Particle physics, Proton decay, Theoretical physics, X-boson
Graviton, Grand unified theory (GUT), Quantum gravity, Particle physics, Proton decay, Theoretical physics, X-boson
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