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The Equivalence Principle as a Probe for Higher Dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

Higher-dimensional theories of the kind which may unify gravitation with particle physics can lead to significant modifications of general relativity. In five dimensions, the vacuum becomes non-standard, and the Weak Equivalence Principle becomes a geometrical symmetry which can be broken, perhaps at a level detectable by new tests in space.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0601065,
  title  = {The Equivalence Principle as a Probe for Higher Dimensions},
  author = {Paul S. Wesson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0601065},
  year   = {2009}
}
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