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grand unified theory
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grand unified theory

 or grand unification theory

(GUT) Theory that attempts to unify the electroweak force (see electroweak theory) with the strong force. The unification of all four fundamental interactions is sometimes called unified field theory. Such theories generally predict that a proton decays into lighter particles. So far, no successful GUTs have been devised.



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After last year's expansive, engrossing large-ensemble effort, ``The Grand Unification Theory,'' Harris really had no other choice but to change direction.
allowed Nordberg to develop a grand unification theory for physics.
But while reading physicist Stephen Hawking's book ``A Brief History of Time,'' he came across a theory in quantum physics - the grand unification theory - that changed his mind.
 
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