A Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is a model in particle physics in which at high energy, the three gauge interactions of the Standard Model which define the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions or forces, are merged into one single force. I believe that this unification of fundamental forces is occurring in LENR.
The Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that only focuses on three non-gravitational forces for understanding the universe in regions of both small scale and low mass: sub-atomic particles, atoms, molecules, etc. QFT successfully implemented the Standard Model and unified the interactions (so-called Grand Unified Theory) between the three non-gravitational forces: weak, strong, and electromagnetic force. QFT interaction terms are similar in spirit to those between charges with electric and magnetic fields in Maxwell's equations. However, unlike the classical fields of Maxwell's theory, fields in QFT generally exist in quantum superpositions of states and are subject to the laws of quantum mechanics. The carrier of the Quantum Electrodynamics(QED) force has one electron field and one photon field; The carrier of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) force has one field for each type of quark; and, in condensed matter, there is an atomic displacement field that gives rise to phonon particles. In QED, the electromagnetic force between two electrons is caused by an exchange of photons. Similarly, intermediate vector bosons mediate the weak force and gluons mediate the strong force in QCD. The notion of a force-mediating particle comes from perturbation theory, and does not make sense in the context of non-perturbative approaches to QFT, such as with bound states. In LENR, the Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) is the electroweak combined force carrier of both the weak force and the electromagnetic force. The SPP is formed when the wave functions of both the electron and photon merge together to form a compound particle. Because of the uncertainly principle, the distance between to fundamental quantum items and its energy are related. As the distance between these items decreases, their combined energy level increases. When the SPP is formed, the distance between the infrared photon and the electron goes to zero and merging of the two particles occur through the integration of their wave forms. This energy derived from this combination is large enough to reach the energy level necessary for the combined electroweak force to emerge. When an ensemble of SPP solitons become entangled, the energy of this ensemble of electroweak force carriers is high enough to effect the quarks and gluons in the nuclei of proximate atoms to combine and be expressed as a single combined quantum field. Under this condition of unified field expression, energy between the combined force carriers flows seamlessly. The lifetime of the SPP is short lived and the associated persistence of the combined quantum force is temporary. When the SPP collapses, the combined quantum force devolves and the the four separate quantum force carriers (electron, photon, quark, and gluon) reform. The nucleus is restructured and the energy that the SPP acquired in the combined force condition state is redistributed to the separate electron and infrared photon.
