Model Building

Abstract

In this talk I begin with some general discussion of model building in particle theory, emphasizing the need for motivation and testability. Three illustrative examples are then described. The first is the Left-Right model which provides an explanation for the chirality of quarks and leptons. The second is the 331-model which offers a first step to understanding the three generations of quarks and leptons. Third and last is the SU(15) model which can accommodate the light leptoquarks possibly seen at HERA.

Comments: 7 pages. Talk at Frontiers of Contemporary Physics, Vanderbilt University, May 11-16, 1997. Uses aipproc2.sty