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Paul S Wesson
Five-Dimensional Phqsics
Classical arid Quantum Consequences
of Kaluza-Klein Cosmology
Five-Dimensional Physics
Classical and Quantum Consequences
of Kaluza-Klein Cosmology
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aul 5 Wesson
University of Waterloo, Canada & Stanford University, USA
Five-Dimensional Physic
Classical and Quantum Consequences
of Kaluza-Klein Cosmology
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FIVE-DIMENSIONAL PHYSICS
Classical and Quantum Consequences of Kaluza-Klein Cosmology
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PREFACE
Five dimensions represents a unique situation in modern theo•
retical physics. It is the simplest extension of the four-dimensional
Einstein theory of general relativity, which is the basis of astrophysics
and cosmology. It is also widely regarded as the low-energy limit of
higher-dimensional theories which seek to unify gravity with