Towards a SuperSymmetric Quark Theory of the Elementary Particles Collin Carbno
For a long time it has been realized that if there was a supersymmetry between the known particles it would have theoretical advantages in quantum theories. But where are the SUSY (Supersymmetrical partners) of existing particles, and why haven't we found them? Are they all for some reason much more massive than ordinary particles? What if the supersymmetry existed not at the particle level but the quark level? In 1979, I began an exploration of such a model. Basically, I asked, could I build a description of all the known particles from a set of supersymmetric quarks? And would such a model allow one to predict the allowed and forbidden particle reactions, that is would it properly conserve the known quantum numbers. The short answer to these two questions appears to be yes and yes. T...
