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Grand unified parity solution to the strong CP problem

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A beyond the standard model theory that respects parity symmetry at short distances is known to provide a solution to the strong CP problem without the need for an axion, while keeping the CKM phase unconstrained. In this paper we present a supersymmetric SO(10) grand unified embedding of this idea with Yukawa couplings generated by {\bf 10}, ${\bf \overline{126}}$ and {\bf 120} Higgs fields. This model is known to provide a unified description of masses and mixings of quarks and leptons. When CP symmetry is imposed on this model, the discrete gauge subgroup C of SO(10) combines with it to generate an effective parity symmetry, leading to hermitian quark mass matrices. Imposing an additional discrete symmetry, $G$, we show that there are no other tree level sources of $\theta$ in the model; $G$ also guarantees that the one- and two-loop contributions to $\theta$ vanish. We then show that the leading three-loop effects and the effect of higher-dimensional operators invariant under $G$ give rise to $\theta$ near the current experimental bound, making the model testable in the current searches for neutron electric dipole moment.

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Reality-constrained Minimal Yukawa Structure in SO(10) GUT

hep-ph · 2026-04-05 · conditional · novelty 5.0

Corrected reality conditions on the 10 and 120 Higgs representations in minimal SO(10) allow the Yukawa sector to fit all fermion masses and mixings while predicting a hierarchical right-handed neutrino spectrum and proton decay modes testable in upcoming experiments.

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