Misleading Coupling Unification and Lifshitz Type Gauge Theory

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new grand unification scenario that separates the proton decay problem from gauge coupling unification, using Lifshitz type gauge theory to realize this idea.

Contribution

It introduces a novel unification framework that challenges traditional assumptions by decoupling proton stability from gauge unification scales, utilizing Lifshitz type gauge theories.

Findings

Proposes a scenario where proton decay is not tied to unification scale

Uses Lifshitz type gauge theory to realize the scenario

Challenges conventional views on grand unification and proton stability

Abstract

We propose a new grand unification scenario for ensuring proton stability. Our scenario is based on the idea that the proton decay problem is an artificial one, which is caused from the identification of the gauge coupling unification scale with the grand unification scale or the grand unified symmetry breaking scale. We discuss a Lifshitz type gauge theory as a candidate to realize our scenario.