# Virtual Black Holes from Generalized Uncertainty Principle and Proton Decay

## TL;DR

This paper explores how generalized uncertainty principle-induced virtual black holes could mediate proton decay, deriving bounds on GUP parameters from experimental proton lifetime limits.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel mechanism linking GUP to proton decay via virtual black holes and calculates bounds on GUP parameters based on experimental data.

## Key findings

- Lower bounds on GUP deformation parameter derived from proton decay limits
- Virtual black holes can mediate proton decay processes
- Provides a new connection between quantum gravity effects and particle physics

## Abstract

We investigate the formation of virtual black holes in the context of generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), as a mediator for a proton decay process which is forbidden by the standard model. Then, we calculate the lower bounds of the GUP deformation parameter by the experimental bound on the half life of the proton.