Dirac field in the five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory

Author

A Macias and H Dehnen

Affiliations

Konstanz Univ., West Germany

Journal

Classical and Quantum Gravity Create an alert RSS this journal

Issue

Volume 8, Number 1

Citation

A Macias and H Dehnen 1991 Class. Quantum Grav. 8 203

doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/8/1/020


 
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Abstract

The authors consider the five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory with a Dirac field coupled to the metric field. As a result, the authors obtain a four-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-Dirac theory with an extra CP violating term. The resultant anomalous electromagnetic dipole moment of the electron is of the order of magnitude of about 10-31 e cm, and may not be detectable by present experimental techniques. However, the mass of the charged Dirac particle is found to be of the order of the Planck mass (10-7 g), so that the Kaluza-Klein theory containing spin-1/2 particles must be rejected.

 
PACS

04.50.-h Higher-dimensional gravity and other theories of gravity

04.20.-q Classical general relativity

MSC

83E15 Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories

83Cxx General relativity

Subjects

Gravitation and cosmology

Dates

Issue 1 ( 1 January 1991)



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