4 papers
Soft UV Completion of a Preon Model
Risto Raitio
We build a framework for Regge trajectories from the Nambu-Goto action. We compute the 6-preon Regge trajectory in a preon model, include the worldsheet conformal anomaly, and buil…
Leptoquarks and the Emergence of the Standard Model Gauge Group in a Self-Consistent Preon Model
Risto Raitio
We show that in a self-consistent preon model, where Standard Model quarks and leptons are three-body composites confined at a metacolor scale Lambda_cr ~ 10^14 GeV, both leptoquar…
Quark and Lepton Masses, Baryon Asymmetry, and Neutrino Mass from a Supersymmetric Preon Model
Risto Raitio
The flavor problem and the baryon asymmetry of the universe (BAU) are addressed simultaneously within a supersymmetric preon model. Standard Model fermions are three-body composite…
Particles, Forces and the Early Universe
Risto Raitio
This article reveals the unexpected result that three a priori distinct ideas--global supersymmetry of preons, Hartle-Hawking cosmology, and Chern-Simons quantum gravity--share com…