Published 1983
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Miscellaneous
The Rubakov effect
Description
GUT theories, which unify the presently observed gauge interactions into the gauge interaction of a simple gauge group G, predict both the existence of heavy magnetic monopoles and the spontaneous decay of protons and bound neutrons. It has been observed that magnetic monopoles should catalyze nucleon decay with a strong cross section. An elementary description of this effect is presented. (M.F.W.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 6. Warsaw symposium on elementary particle physics. Kazimierz, Poland, May 29 - June 4, 1983
- Imprint Pagination
- 636 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 343-347.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--11041
Conference
- Title
- 6. Warsaw symposium on elementary particle physics.
- Dates
- 29 May - 4 Jun 1983.
- Place
- Kazimierz (Poland).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Poland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Poland
- INIS RN
- 18091405
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- GAUGE INVARIANCE; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE DECAY; PROTONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOPOLES; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY