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Preferred term
Kaluza-Klein theory
Definition(s)
- In physics, Kaluza–Klein theory (KK theory) is a classical unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism built around the idea of a fifth dimension beyond the common 4D of space and time and considered an important precursor to string theory. Gunnar Nordström had an earlier, similar idea. But in that case, a fifth component was added to the electromagnetic vector potential, representing the Newtonian gravitational potential, and writing the Maxwell equations in five dimensions. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluza%E2%80%93Klein_theory)
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-QX1DP6W0-9
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