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Where has the fifth dimension gone?
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We show that a simple solution to the vacuum field equations of general relativity in 4 + 1 space-time dimensions leads to a cosmology which at the present epoch has 3 + 1 observable dimensions in which the Einstein-Maxwell equations are obeyed. The large ratio of the electromagnetic to gravitational forces is a consequence of the age of the Universe, in agreement with Dirac's large-number hypothesis.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chodos, A., & Detweiler, S.
- Venue
- Physical Review D
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1980-04-15
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2167-2170
- ISSN
- 0556-2821 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2090433580
- Cited by
- 485
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 5.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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