On the possibility of unifying the electromagnetic and the gravitational fields
General Physics
2016-08-14 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
This is the first paper by Gunnar Nordstr{\"o}m (1881--1923) on his five dimensional theory. In his summary he states: ''It is shown, that a unifying treatment of the electromagnetic and gravitational fields is possible, if one considers the four dimensional spacetime world to be a surface in a five dimensional world.'' This paper was followed by two other papers written by the Gunnar Nordstr{\"o}m during the one year period 1914--1915, on the same subject, which are also made available here.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0702221,
title = {On the possibility of unifying the electromagnetic and the gravitational fields},
author = {Gunnar Nordström},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0702221},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Translation of Gunnar Nordstr{\"o}m's first paper on 5-dimensional ''unified'' theory 1914: ''{\"U}ber die M{\"o}glichkeit, das elektromagnetische Feld und das Gravitationsfeld zu vereinigen''