Published 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

About the generalisation of the Kaluza-Klein theory

Creators

  • 1. Tudor Arghezi High School, Craiova RO-1100 Craiova (RO)

Description

The goal of this paper is to present the Kaluza-Klein theory. In the first part we will discuss the theory elaborated by Kaluza and Klein, in a Riemannian space with five dimensions, which unifies the gravitation with electromagnetism. The second part debates the generalization of this theory in a space with 4+n dimensions. This is a mathematical product between the Riemannian 4-dimension variety and the G/H n-dimensional homogenous space. In the last part we will propose a Kaluza-Klein like theory in the fiber bundle space with 4+n dimensions. Every part is structured as follows: we will identify the metric tensor G for the gravitation and the potentials Yang-Mills; then we will deduce the equations of geodesics and the equations of the field. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Romanian Reports in Physics
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 219-231
ISSN
1221-1451

INIS

Country of Publication
Romania
Country of Input or Organization
Romania
INIS RN
35073359
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTROMAGNETISM; GRAVITATION; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; METRICS; RIEMANN SPACE; TENSORS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES; YANG-MILLS THEORY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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