Kaluza-Klein Theory in Perspective
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The Kaluza-Klein idea of extra spacetime dimensions continues to pervade current attempts to unify the fundamental forces, but in ways somewhat different from that originally envisaged. We present a modern perspective on the role of internal dimensions in physics, focussing in particular on superstring theory. A novel result is the interpretation of Kaluza-Klein string states as extreme black holes.(Talk delivered at the Oskar Klein Centenary Nobel Symposium, Stockholm, September 19-21, 1994.)
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9410046,
title = {Kaluza-Klein Theory in Perspective},
author = {M. J. Duff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9410046},
year = {2007}
}
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38 pages latex, NI-94-015