On Matter Coupling in 5D Kaluza-Klein Model
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We analyze some unphysical features of the geodesic approach to matter coupling in a compactified Kaluza-Klein scenario, like the q/m puzzle and the huge massive modes. We propose a new approach, based on Papapetrou multipole expansion, that provides a new equation for the motion of a test particle. We show how this equation provides right couplings and does not generate huge massive modes.
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@article{arxiv.0803.2807,
title = {On Matter Coupling in 5D Kaluza-Klein Model},
author = {Valentino Lacquaniti and Giovanni Montani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.2807},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages, to appear in Proceedings of the II Stueckelberg Workshop - Int. J. Mod. Phys. A