Tag: protons

• Of GUTs, glory, and the death of a proton

  [ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Do protons decay? Is it possible that these fundamental building blocks of atoms have a finite lifetime? For Symmetry Magazine: The stuff of daily existence is made of atoms,…

  Matthew R. Francis

  September 22, 2015

  Symmetry Magazine

  Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, grand unified theories, particle physics, proton decay, protons, super-Kamiokande, supersymmetry