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...immediate consequence of this theory, as Georgi points out, is that the decay of protons is inevitable. Physicists have spent many years hoping to observe such an event, he says, but to date, they have not been able to detect any evidence of proton decay...
Despite the excitement generated at first by his theory, Georgi says that within ten years, it became clear that protons do not decay as fast as SU(5) theory predicts. By then, scientists had reached a consensus that the phenomenon of proton decay was a credible hypothesis, though difficult to confirm...
...Georgi says he remains hopeful that proton decay will be detected...
Fellow physicists, while not necessarily agreeing with Georgi's theory, say that his work has been important in making strides towards unification...
Professor of Physics Cumrun Vafa says that though the exact form of the SU(5) theory is under debate, "Georgi's and Glashow's work is pioneering in the field and has greatly influenced the thinking of physicists on unification...