The origin of spacetime dimensionality
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
I address the issue of spacetime dimensionality within Kaluza-Klein theories and theories with large extra dimensions. I review the arguments explaining the dimensionality of the universe, within the framework of string gas cosmology and braneworld cosmology, respectively.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0701024,
title = {The origin of spacetime dimensionality},
author = {Mairi Sakellariadou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0701024},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Talk presented in the Conference ``Challenges in Particle Astrophysics'' - 6th Rencontres du Vietnam, Hanoi (Vietnam) 6-12 Aug. 2006