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<p class="MsoNormal">Please take note of Colloquium taking place today, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 4:00 PM in The Robert Smith Seminar Room. There will be a reception in the Atrium at 3:45PM. Details concerning the talk are as follows:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Speaker: Kaladi Babu (Oklahoma State University)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Place: 1080 Physics Research Building, The Robert Smith Seminar Room<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Title: </b><span lang="EN">Probing Grand Unification via Neutrino Oscillations and Proton Decay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Abstract:</span><span lang="EN"> I will review the motivations for “grand unification” of forces and of matter particles and the experimental hints in its support.
These theoriesnaturally predict small neutrino masses, leading to neutrino oscillations. Predictions of minimal theories for neutrino oscillation parameters will be shown to be in excellent agreement with recent data. The hallmark of these theories is the
prediction that protons should ultimately decay, with a lifetime potentially within reach of ongoing experiments. A cosmological connection between proton decay and the origin of matter in the universe will be discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The website for the colloquium is <a href="https://physics.osu.edu/physics-colloquium-schedule">
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Robin Patterson</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
Undergraduate Program, Colloquium and Seminar Coordinator<br>
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<a href="http://osu.edu/"><span style="color:blue;background:white">osu.edu</span></a>
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