Geometrical interpretation of electromagnetism in a 5-dimensional manifold

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AA733DzbMATH Open1373.83094arXiv1507.03184OpenAlexW929615739MaRDI QIDQ4592666FDOQ4592666

Tae Hun Kim, Hyunbyuk Kim

Publication date: 7 November 2017

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

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.

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

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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)

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