Search for a Realistic Orbifold Grand Unification
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چکیده
We review the prototype model of a grand unified theory on the orbifold S/Z2 and discuss topics related to the choice of boundary conditions; the dynamical rearrangement of gauge symmetry and the equivalence classes of BCs. We explore a family unification scenario by orbifolding.
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