Unification of gauge and Yukawa couplings

Abstract In this talk we describe how unification of gauge and Yukawa couplings can be obtained in gauge-Higgs unification models in extra-dimensions using a toy model. It is usually considered that such unification is difficult to obtain using simple group theory arguments. We consider a toy model based on the SU(3) symmetry and show that including the renormalisation group running at one loop for the couplings improve the result. The gauge couplings unify asymptotically at high energies, and this may result from the presence of an UV fixed point. The Yukawa coupling is enhanced at low energies, showing that a genuine unification of gauge and Yukawa couplings may be achieved. Some other arguments and directions of study are also mentioned to tackle the problem of producing a scalar potential allowing to accommodate the measured Higgs mass at 125 GeV.