Kaluza-Klein theory with torsion confined to the extra dimension

DOI10.1142/S0217732310033566zbMATH Open1193.83046arXiv0904.4038OpenAlexW2049644127WikidataQ126002804 ScholiaQ126002804MaRDI QIDQ3583264FDOQ3583264

Authors: Karthik H. Shankar, Kameshwar C. Wali Error creating thumbnail:

Publication date: 26 August 2010

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Here we consider a variant of the 5 dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory within the framework of Einstein-Cartan formalism that includes torsion. By imposing a set of constraints on torsion and Ricci rotation coefficients, we show that the torsion components are completely expressed in terms of the metric. Moreover, the Ricci tensor in 5D corresponds exactly to what one would obtain from torsion-free general relativity on a 4D hypersurface. The contributions of the scalar and vector fields of the standard K-K theory to the Ricci tensor and the affine connections are completely nullified by the contributions from torsion. As a consequence, geodesic motions do not distinguish the torsion free 4D space-time from a hypersurface of 5D space-time with torsion satisfying the constraints. Since torsion is not an independent dynamical variable in this formalism, the modified Einstein equations are different from those in the general Einstein-Cartan theory. This leads to important cosmological consequences such as the emergence of cosmic acceleration.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.4038

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zbMATH Keywords

modified gravitytorsioncosmic accelerationKaluza-Klein theoryconfinement of gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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