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Kaluza-Klein monopole

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
By adding the trivial term -dt/sup 2/ one can convert the four-dimensional (positive definite) Newman-Unti-Tamburino line element into a static solution of the five-dimensional vacuum Einstein equations. Interpreted a la Kaluza and Klein, the solution describes a monopole with a charge-to-mass ratio of ..sqrt..2 in rationalized Planck units. Although it is a perfectly regular five-geometry it appears singular from a four-dimensional perspective.
Research Organization:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, and Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
OSTI ID:
6044878
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 51:2; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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