GRAND UNIFIED THEORY


Meaning of GRAND UNIFIED THEORY in English

or grand unification theory

(GUT) Theory that attempts to unify the electroweak force (see electroweak theory ) with the strong force .

The unification of all four fundamental interactions is sometimes called unified field theory . Such theories generally predict that a proton decays into lighter particles. So far, no successful GUTs have been devised.

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