TITLE

From neutrino masses to proton decay

AUTHOR(S)
Ramond, P.
PUB. DATE
August 2000
SOURCE
AIP Conference Proceedings;2000, Vol. 533 Issue 1, p54
SOURCE TYPE
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Current theoretical and experimental issues are reviewed in the light of the recent SuperKamiokande discovery. By using quark-lepton symmetries, derived from Grand Unification and/or string theories, we show how to determine the necessary neutrino parameters. In addition, the seesaw neutrino masses set the scale for the proton decay operators by â€œmeasuringâ€ the standard model cut-off. The SuperKamiokande values suggest that proton decay is likely to be observed early in the XXIst Century.
ACCESSION #
5664612

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