Unification and low-energy supersymmetry at one and two-loop orders

dc.creatorPolonsky, Nir
dc.date1994-11-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:57:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:57:19Z
dc.descriptionThe status of coupling constant unification -- assuming the validity of the standard model or of its minimal supersymmetric extension at high energies -- and of relations between various Yukawa couplings (assuming the supersymmetri extension) which are implied in certain grand-unified theories, are studied in detail. Theoretical uncertainties in the calculations are emphasized, and low-energy constraints and predictions are derived. In particular, we find that bottom-tau unification favors a Higgs boson lighter than 110 GeV. The structure of the vacuum in the model studied is also discussed. Implications of embedding supersymmetric models in grand-unified theories are further explored and are shown to affect the soft supersymmetry breaking mass parameters of the models, and thus the spectrum at low-energy.
dc.descriptionA 6 page version (conclusion chapter). uuencoded postcript. The full postscript file (158 pages) is available via anonymous ftp ftp://dept.physics.upenn.edu/pub/Nir/dissertation.ps (or uuencoded: dissertation.uu)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9411378
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9411378
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/45372
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleUnification and low-energy supersymmetry at one and two-loop orders
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