PIRSA:21020027

Division algebraic symmetry breaking

Furey, C. (2021). Division algebraic symmetry breaking . Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/21020027

Furey, Cohl. Division algebraic symmetry breaking . Perimeter Institute, Feb. 22, 2021, https://pirsa.org/21020027 

          @misc{ pirsa_21020027,
            doi = {10.48660/21020027},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/21020027},
            author = {Furey, Cohl},
            keywords = {Mathematical physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Division algebraic symmetry breaking },
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2021},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:21020027 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Cohl Furey Humboldt University of Berlin

DOI 10.48660/21020027
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Can the 32C-dimensional algebra RCHO offer anything new for particle physics? Indeed it can. Here we identify a sequence of complex structures within RCHO which sets in motion a cascade of breaking symmetries: Spin(10) -> Pati-Salam -> Left-Right symmetric -> Standard model + B-L (both pre- and post-Higgs-mechanism). These complex structures derive from the octonions, then from the quaternions, then from the complex numbers. It should be noted that this pattern would not have been obvious within the standard formalism.