Geometrical interpretation of electromagnetism in a 5-dimensional manifold

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AA733DMaRDI QIDQ4592666zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tae Hun Kim, Hyunbyuk Kim

Publication date 7 November 2017

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.03184

zbMATH Keywords

Einstein-Maxwell equationsgeneral relativityKaluza-Klein theorymanifold deformation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein-Maxwell equations (83C22) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

Abstract: In this paper, Kaluza-Klein theory is revisited and its implications are elaborated. We show that electromagnetic 4-potential can be considered as a shearing-like deformation of a 5-dimensional (5D) manifold along the fifth (5th) axis. The charge-to-mass ratio has a physical meaning of the ratio between the movement along the direction of the 5th axis and the movement in the 4D space-time. In order to have a 5D matter which is consistent with the construction of the 5D manifold, a notion of particle-thread is suggested. Examinations on the compatibility of reference frames reveal a covariance breaking of the 5th dimension. The field equations which extend Einstein's field equations give the total energy-momentum tensor as a sum of that of matter, electromagnetic field, and the interaction between electric current and electromagnetic potential. Finally, the experimental implications are calculated for the weak potential case.

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