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13 - Kaluza–Klein (KK)-dimensional reduction and examples

from Part I - Formalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Horatiu Nastase
Horatiu Nastase
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Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo
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Summary

We first define the notion of Kaluza–Klein (KK) compactification, the three types of KK metrics one can define, and then we consider fields with (Lorentz) spin in the KK theory. The original KK theory, for compactification on S1 from five dimensions to four dimensions, is described, and we end with general properties of KK reductions.

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KK-dimensional reductionKK theory metricsspin in KK theoryoriginal KK theorygeneral properties of KK reductions
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Introduction to Supergravity and its Applications , pp. 137 - 147
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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