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    • Neutron-antineutron oscillations and SO (10) grand unification

      Amitava Raychaudhuri Probir Roy

      Nuclear And Particle Physics Volume 19 Issue 3 September 1982 pp 237-248

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    • Keywords

       

      δB=2 transitions; B-L violation; survival hypothesis; intermediate mass-scales; partial unification; Pati-Salam symmetry

    • Abstract

       

      Within the framework of the survival hypothesis for Higgs scalars we comprehensively examine the following question: could there be neutron-antineutron oscillations in SO(10) grand unified theories which would be detectable in the forthcoming experiments? In the process of answering this, we critically discuss and supplement the existing knowledge of the relevant patterns of SO(10) symmetry breakdown in relation to the said oscillations. However, our conclusions are negative with the oscillation period being 1025 years or higher.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Amitava Raychaudhuri1 Probir Roy1 2

      1. Physics Department, University of Calcutta, 92 A P C Road, Calcultta - 700 009, India
      2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay - 400 005, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      September 1982
      Manuscript received
      30 April 1982
      Manuscript revised
      15 July 1982

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