Lifshitz Phase Gauge Symmetry Breaking and Application to $E_6$ and $E_8$ Grand Unification
Stephen L. Adler
TL;DR
This paper aimed to explore Lifshitz phase gauge symmetry breaking and its implications for grand unification theories involving E6 and E8 groups, but was withdrawn due to an error in the core argument.
Contribution
The paper proposed a novel mechanism for gauge symmetry breaking at Lifshitz points in grand unification models, which was later retracted.
Findings
The core argument was found to be incorrect.
The proposed symmetry breaking mechanism is invalid.
The paper was withdrawn before presenting valid results.
Abstract
This paper has been withdrawn, because the argument for generating Goldstone modes at a Lifshitz point is incorrect.
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TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics · Relativity and Gravitational Theory