Are grand unified theories compatible with standard cosmology?

Martin B. Einhorn; D. L. Stein; Doug Toussaint

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.21.3295

Are grand unified theories compatible with standard cosmology?

Martin B. Einhorn, D. L. Stein, Doug Toussaint

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Abstract

The existence of superheavy monopoles is a necessary consequence of grand unified field theories. Estimates of the number of monopoles produced in the early Universe are made under some very general assumptions. Except possibly for the case of small Higgs mass, the number produced is many orders of magnitude greater than that allowed by the standard "hot" big-bang cosmology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3295-3298
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	21
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.21.3295
State	Published - 1980

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Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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