1307.4828 (Paul S. Wesson et al.)

The Scalar Field Source in Kaluza-Klein Theory    [PDF]

Paul S. Wesson, James M. Overduin

To better understand the scalar field typical of higher-dimensional extensions of general relativity, we analyse three classes of solutions. In all, the field equation for the extra dimension resembles the Klein-Gordon equation, and we evaluate the strength of the source. Our results show that the scalar field is coupled to matter, and may be regarded as generating it.

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