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A general discussion of exceptional groups as candidates for the grand unification of fundamental interactions is given. Two E6 models are discussed in some detail. It is demonstrated that in particular the “top model of E6” has a number of advantages over SU(5) and SO(10) models. The spontaneous symmetry breaking of E6 via 27 and 351 dimensional Higgs fields can give the correct pattern of vector boson and fermion masses and provides for interesting relations.
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Stech, B. (1980). Exceptional Groups for Grand Unification. In: Ferrara, S., Ellis, J., van Nieuwenhuizen, P. (eds) Unification of the Fundamental Particle Interactions. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3171-1_3
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