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Dark matter from SU(6)→SU(5)×U(1)N

Ernest Ma

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA

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Phys. Rev. D 103, L051704 – Published 24 March, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.L051704

Abstract

Matter and dark matter are unified under the framework of SU(6)→SU(5)×U(1)N. A dark-matter candidate is possible, not because it is stable, but because it has a very long lifetime, in analogy to that of the proton in theories of grand unification. A specific example is presented.

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Phys. Rev. D 103, L051704– Published 24 March, 2021
  • Received 13 November 2020
  • Accepted 15 February 2021
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