Published January 11, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Classical Kaluza-Klein description of the hydrogen atom

Creators

  • 1. Oslo Univ. (Norway). Fysisk Inst.

Description

The vacuum field equations of the classical five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory are solved for a static, spherically symmetric system. It is shown that the projection of the solution into four-dimensional space-time represents the Reissner-Nordstrom solution and that the five-dimensional geodesic equation are properly chosen free particle represents the equation of motion of an electron in the field of a proton, as given by the Einstein-Maxwell equations. The electrical field of a charged particle is interpreted as the rotational inertial-dragging field outside a rotating particle in five-dimensional space-time

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cim., B
Journal Volume
91
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nuovo Cim., B.
Journal Page Range
57-66
ISSN
0369-3554
CODEN
NCIBA