scholarly journals A DISCRETIZED VERSION OF KALUZA–KLEIN THEORY WITH TORSION AND MASSIVE FIELDS

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 2403-2418 ◽  
Author(s):  
NGUYEN AI VIET ◽  
KAMESHWAR C. WALI
Keyword(s):  
Noncommutative Geometry ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Type Model ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Tensor Fields ◽  
Fifth Dimension ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Kaluza Klein

We consider an internal space of two discrete points in the fifth dimension of the Kaluza–Klein theory by using the formalism of noncommutative geometry — developed in a previous paper1 — of a spacetime supplemented by two discrete points. With the non-vanishing internal torsion two-form there are no constraints implied on the vielbeins. The theory contains a pair of tensor fields, a pair of vector fields and a pair of scalar fields. Using the generalized Cartan structure equation we are able to uniquely determine not only the Hermitian and metric-compatible connection one-forms, but also the nonvanishing internal torsion two-form in terms of vielbeins. The resulting action has a rich and complex structure, a particular feature being the existence of massive modes. Thus the nonvanishing internal torsion generates a Kaluza–Klein type model with zero and massive modes.

MASSLESS SCALAR FIELDS IN NON-ABELIAN KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY

1994 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 507-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. ARIK ◽  
V. GABAY
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Direct Product ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Euler Form ◽  
Odd Dimensions ◽  
Kaluza Klein

We investigate the presence of massless scalar fields in a Kaluza—Klein theory based on a dimensionally continued Euler-form action. We show that massless scalar fields exist provided that the internal space is a direct product of two irreducible manifolds. The condition of a vanishing effective four-dimensional cosmological constant and the presence of a graviton, gauge fields and massless scalar fields can be satisfied if both irreducible manifolds have odd dimensions and the sum of these dimensions is equal to the dimension of the Euler form.

scholarly journals NONCOMMUTATIVE GEOMETRY AND A DISCRETIZED VERSION OF KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY WITH A FINITE FIELD CONTENT

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 533-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
NGUYEN AI VIET ◽  
KAMESHWAR C. WALI
Keyword(s):  
Finite Field ◽  
Noncommutative Geometry ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Dimensional Space Time ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Torsion Free ◽  
Kaluza Klein

We consider a four-dimensional space-time supplemented by two discrete points assigned to a Z2-algebraic structure and develop the formalism of noncommutative geometry. By setting up a generalized vielbein, we study the metric structure. Metric-compatible torsion-free connection defines a unique finite field content in the model and leads to a discretized version of Kaluza-Klein theory. We study some special cases of this model that illustrate the rich and complex structure with massive modes and the possible presence of a cosmological constant.

A NONCOMMUTATIVE EXTENSION OF GRAVITY

1994 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. MADORE ◽  
J. MOURAD
Keyword(s):  
Tensor Product ◽  
Noncommutative Geometry ◽  
Commutative Algebra ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Complex Matrices ◽  
Noncommutative Algebra ◽  
Algebra Of Functions ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Hilbert Action ◽  
Kaluza Klein

The commutative algebra of functions on a manifold is extended to a noncommutative algebra by considering its tensor product with the algebra of n×n complex matrices. Noncommutative geometry is used to formulate an extension of the Einstein-Hilbert action. The result is shown to be equivalent to the usual Kaluza-Klein theory with the manifold SUn as an internal space, in a truncated approximation.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLITONS IN (4+1) GRAVITY

1995 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
pp. 639-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW BILLYARD ◽  
PAUL S. WESSON ◽  
DIMITRI KALLIGAS
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Extra Dimension ◽  
Dimensional Case ◽  
Schwarzschild Solution ◽  
Circular Orbits ◽  
Know How ◽  
Fifth Dimension ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Limiting Case ◽  
Kaluza Klein

The augmentation of general relativity’s spacetime by one or more dimensions is described by Kaluza-Klein theory and is within testable limits. Should an extra dimension be observable and significant, it would be beneficial to know how physical properties would differ from “conventional” relativity. In examining the class of five-dimensional solutions analogous to the four-dimensional Schwarzschild solution, we examine where the origin to the system is located and note that it can differ from the four-dimensional case. Furthermore, we study circular orbits and find that the 5D case is much richer; photons can have stable circular orbits in some instances, and stable orbits can exist right to the new origin in others. Finally, we derive both gravitational and inertial masses and find that they do not generally agree, although they can in a limiting case. For all three examinations, it is possible to obtain the four-dimensional results in one limiting case, that of the Schwarzschild solution plus a flat fifth dimension, and that the differences between 4D and 5D occur when the fifth dimension obtains any sort of significance.

COSMOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTIVE PROPERTIES OF MATTER IN KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY

1994 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
pp. 627-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONGYA LIU ◽  
PAUL S. WESSON
Keyword(s):  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Effective Properties ◽  
Plane Waves ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Fifth Dimension ◽  
Cosmological Solutions ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Kaluza Klein

We derive a “wave-like” class of exact cosmological solutions of the apparently empty 5D Kaluza-Klein field equations. Here by “wave-like” we mean that the solutions look like plane waves propagating in the fifth dimension. In the interpretation that the fifth dimension in Kaluza-Klein theory may induce matter in four dimensions, we then calculate the effective energy density ρ and pressure p, and study in detail the case for which the equation of state is p=γρ (where γ is an arbitrary constant). We show that for both the matter-dominated (γ=0) and radiation-dominated (γ=1/3) eras of the universe, the 4D spacetime defined by hypersurfaces of the 5D metrics are just the same as those of the standard Friedmann-Robertson-Walker models of general relativity. However, in our models the big bang is like a shock wave propagating along the fifth dimension, and different observers can measure different ages for the universe. This property may be tested using the spread in ages of astrophysical objects such as globular clusters.

scholarly journals FIVE-DIMENSIONAL KALUZA–KLEIN THEORY WITH A SOURCE

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (29) ◽  
pp. 5043-5050 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONGGE MA ◽  
JUN WU
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Test Particle ◽  
Dimensional Reduction ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Fifth Dimension ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Dimensional Space Time ◽  
Kaluza Klein

A free test particle in five-dimensional Kaluza–Klein space–time will show its electricity in the reduced four-dimensional space–time when it moves along the fifth dimension. In the light of this observation, we study the coupling of a five-dimensional dust field with the Kaluza–Klein gravity. It turns out that the dust field can curve the five-dimensional space–time in such a way that it provides exactly the source of the electromagnetic field in the four-dimensional space–time after the dimensional reduction.

A NEW APPROACH FOR SPACE-TIME-MATTER THEORY

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 1350004 ◽  
Author(s):  
AUREL BEJANCU
Keyword(s):  
Tensor Field ◽  
Differential Operators ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Horizontal Gradient ◽  
Tensor Fields ◽  
Tensor Calculus ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Horizontal Connection ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Kaluza Klein

This is the first paper in a series of three papers on a new approach for space-time-matter (STM) theory. The main purpose of this approach is to replace the Levi-Civita connection on the space-time from the classical Kaluza–Klein theory by what we call the Riemannian horizontal connection on the general Kaluza–Klein space. This is done by a development of a 4D tensor calculus whose geometrical objects live in a 5D space. The 4D tensor calculus and the Riemannian horizontal connection enable us to define in a 5D space some 4D differential operators: horizontal differential, horizontal gradient, horizontal divergence and horizontal Laplacian, which have a great role in the presentation of the STM theory in a covariant form. Finally, we introduce and study the horizontal electromagnetic tensor field, the horizontal Ricci tensor and the horizontal Einstein gravitational tensor field, which replace the well-known tensor fields from the classical Kaluza–Klein theory.

KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY

1986 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. STRATHDEE
Keyword(s):  
Internal Space ◽  
Coset Space ◽  
Spontaneous Compactification ◽  
Zero Modes ◽  
Coset Spaces ◽  
Klein Theory ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Ground State Geometry ◽  
Energy Physics ◽  
Kaluza Klein

Recent developments in Kaluza-Klein theory are reviewed. Starting with the concept of spontaneous compactification, the problem of determining the ground state geometry and its symmetry is discussed. While it is generally believed that only the zero modes can be relevant for low energy physics, it is possible in some cases to deduce the entire excitation spectrum. This is true when the internal space is a coset space. A technique is described for setting up harmonic expansions on coset spaces. Consistency in chiral Kaluza-Klein theories demands freedom from both gauge and gravitational anomalies. General features of the chiral anomalies are reviewed.

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