A six dimensional analysis of Maxwell's Field Equations
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-08-16 v1
Abstract
A framework based on an extension of Kaluza's original idea of using a five dimensional space to unify gravity with electromagnetism is used to analyze Maxwell\'{}s field equations. The extension consists in the use of a six dimensional space in which all equations of electromagnetism may be obtained using only Einstein's field equation. Two major advantages of this approach to electromagnetism are discussed, a full symmetric derivation for the wave equations for the potentials and a natural inclusion of magnetic monopoles without using any argument based on singularities.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0202030,
title = {A six dimensional analysis of Maxwell's Field Equations},
author = {Ana Laura García-Perciante and Alfredo Sandoval-Villalbazo and L. S. García Colín},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0202030},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
8 pages, RevTex. Submitted to Revista Mexicana de F\'{i}sica