Space-time-matter : modern Kaluza-Klein theory /

Einstein endorsed the view of Kaluza that gravity could be combined with electromagnetism if the dimensionality of the world is extended from 4 to 5. Klein applied this idea to quantum theory, laying a basis for the various modern versions of string theory. Recently, work by a group of researchers h...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wesson, Paul S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©1999.
Temas:
Kaluza-Klein theories.
Relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Théorie unitaire de Kaluza.
Relativité (Physique)
SCIENCE > Waves & Wave Mechanics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES OF PHYSICS
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Fundamental Constants
  • 1.3 General Relativity
  • 1.4 Particle Physics
  • 1.5 Kaluza-Klein Theory
  • 1.6 Supergravity and Superstrings
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • 2. INDUCED-MATTER THEORY
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 A 5D Embedding for 4D Matter
  • 2.3 The Cosmological Case
  • 2.4 The Soliton Case
  • 2.5 The Case of Neutral Matter
  • 2.6 Conclusion
  • 3. THE CLASSICAL AND OTHER TESTS IN 5D
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The 1-Body Metric
  • 3.3 Photon Orbits
  • 3.4 Particle Orbits
  • 3.5 The Redshift Effect
  • 3.6 The Geodetic Effect and GP-B
  • 3.7 The Equivalence Principle and STEP
  • 3.8 Conclusion
  • 4. COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS IN 5D
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Standard Cosmological Model
  • 4.3 Spherically-Symmetric Astrophysical Systems
  • 4.4 Waves in a de Sitter Vacuum
  • 4.5 Time-Dependent Solitons
  • 4.6 Systems with Axial and Cylindrical Symmetry
  • 4.7 Shell-Like and Flat Systems
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • 5. 5D ELECTROMAGNETISM
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Metric and Potentials
  • 5.3 Geodesic Motion
  • 5.4 Charged Solitons and Black Holes
  • 5.5 Charged Black Hole Dynamics
  • 5.6 Field Equations and Induced Matter
  • 5.7 Conclusion
  • 6. THE CANONICAL METRIC AND THE FIFTH FORCE
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Gauges in Kaluza-Klein Theory
  • 6.3 The Field Equations and the Cosmological Constant
  • 6.4 The Equations of Motion and the Fifth Force
  • 6.5 Comments on the Fifth Force
  • 6.6 A Toy Model
  • 6.7 Conclusion
  • 7. CANONICAL SOLUTIONS AND PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The Canonical 1-Body Solution
  • 7.3 The Canonical Inflationary Solution
  • 7.4 A Spinning Object in a 5D Space
  • 7.5 The Nature of Mass and Charge
  • 7.6 Particle Physics and Geometry
  • 7.7 Conclusion
  • 8. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
  • INDEX.

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