Topology change from Kaluza-Klein dimensions
| dc.creator | Ionicioiu, Radu | |
| dc.date | 1997-09-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:31:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:31:46Z | |
| dc.description | In this letter we show that in a Kaluza-Klein framework we can have arbitrary topology change between the macroscopic (i.e. noncompactified) spacelike 3-hypersurfaces. This is achieved by using the compactified dimensions as a catalyser for topology change. In the case of odd-dimensional spacetimes (such as the 11-dimensional M-theory) this is always possible. In the even-dimensional case, a sufficient condition is the existence of a closed, odd-dimensional manifold as a factor (such as S^1, S^3) in the Kaluza-Klein sector. Since one of the most common manifolds used for compactification is the torus T^k = S^1 \times ... \times S^1, in this case we can again induce an arbitrary topology change on the 3-hypersurfaces. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, LaTeX, no figures, uses epsf | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9709057 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9709057 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35983 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Topology change from Kaluza-Klein dimensions | |
| dc.type | text |