KALUZA-KLEIN GRAVITY

Citation
Jm. Overduin et Ps. Wesson, KALUZA-KLEIN GRAVITY, Physics reports, 283(5-6), 1997, pp. 303-378
Citations number
384
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
ISSN journal
03701573
Volume
283
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
303 - 378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-1573(1997)283:5-6<303:KG>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We review higher-dimensional unified theories from the general relativ ity, rather than the particle physics side. Three distinct approaches to the subject are identified and contrasted: compactified, projective and noncompactified. We discuss the cosmological and astrophysical im plications of extra dimensions, and conclude that none of the three ap proaches can be ruled out on observational grounds at the present time .