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Why does D=4, rather than more (or less)? An Orwellian explanation

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-12-08 v4 High Energy Physics - Theory Classical Physics

Abstract

Two simple, if Draconian, assumptions about classical gravity fix space-time's dimension at D=4

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@article{arxiv.1909.08751,
  title  = {Why does D=4, rather than more (or less)? An Orwellian explanation},
  author = {S. Deser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.08751},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

For Mike Duff, friend, collaborator, eminent theoretician, peerless Defender of the Faith, on his 70th. Minor clarifications for published version. Final typos corrected

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