Word: georgie
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...Georgi's theory unites the SU(2) and SU(3) theories, both proposed by Higgins Professor of Physics and Mellon Professor of the Sciences Sheldon L. Glasgow. Glashow was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in the field...
...theory implies a symmetry in which particles are organized into doublets, Georgi says. Strong force, associated with three equivalent particles known as quarks, is the basis of SU(3) theory, named for three-fold symmetry...
However, the two theories did not provide a complete explanation for the relationship between the weak and electromagnetic forces, says Georgi...
...middle of 1972, we had a preliminary picture of the SU(2) and SU(3) interactions," says Georgi. "Any idiot, you might think, would realize that two plus three equals five, and try to unify the weak and strong interactions into an SU(5) theory...
...Georgi and Glashow then went beyond the third dimension to come up with the SU(5) theory. After overcoming some conceptual problems, Georgi was able to use his theory to better describe the unification of forces...