A review of the Kaluza-Klein formulation is provided, with a particular emphasis on the geometrization issue. The failure to reproduce quantum numbers of particles and the appearance of huge mass terms are outlined. The possibility to solve these points by an extended approach based on an averaging procedure is discussed.
Review on extended approaches in the Kaluza-Klein model
Montani, G.
2016-01-01
Abstract
A review of the Kaluza-Klein formulation is provided, with a particular emphasis on the geometrization issue. The failure to reproduce quantum numbers of particles and the appearance of huge mass terms are outlined. The possibility to solve these points by an extended approach based on an averaging procedure is discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.