Published 1989 | Version v1
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Dynamics of dimensional reduction

Creators

  • 1. Chicago Univ., IL (USA). Enrico Fermi Inst.

Description

In d-dimensional unified theories that, along with gravity, contain an antisymmetric tensor field of rank s-1, preferential compactification of d-s or of s space-like dimensions is found to occur. This is the case in 11-dimensional supergravity where s = 4

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Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Teaneck, NJ (USA)
ISBN
9971-50-119-8
Imprint Title
Supergravities in diverse dimensions
Imprint Pagination
1500 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 1310-1312.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22013255
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPACTIFICATION; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SUPERGRAVITY; TENSOR FORCES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY