U(3)_C \times Sp(1)_L \times U(1)_L \times U(1)_R

Abstract

We outline the basic setting of the U(3)_C \times Sp(1)_L \times U(1)_L \times U(1)_R gauge theory and review the associated phenomenological aspects related to experimental searches for new physics at hadron colliders.

Comments: Based on talks given at String Phenomenology 2011 (Madison, WI) http://conferencing.uwex.edu/conferences/stringpheno2011/index.cfm and at SUSY11 (Fermilab, Batavia, IL) https://indico.fnal.gov/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=3563 (v2/v3: references added)