In physics, Kaluza–Klein theory (KK theory) is a classical unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism built around the idea of a fifth dimension...
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is known for his work on string theory, in particular Kaluza–Klein theory, which is partially named after him. Klein was born in Danderyd outside Stockholm...
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Kaluza–Klein theory and subsequent attempts by Einstein to develop unified field theory were never completely successful. In part this was because Kaluza–Klein theory...
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Eduard Kaluza (German: [kaˈluːt͡sa]; 9 November 1885 – 19 January 1954) was a German mathematician and physicist known for the Kaluza–Klein theory, involving...
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spatial dimension be curled up into a small, unobserved circle. In Kaluza–Klein theory, the gravitational curvature of the extra spatial direction behaves...
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Hermann Weyl, Arthur Eddington, David Hilbert, Theodor Kaluza, Oskar Klein (see Kaluza–Klein theory), and most notably, Albert Einstein and his collaborators...
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Superstring theory is not the first theory to propose extra spatial dimensions. It can be seen as building upon the Kaluza–Klein theory, which proposed...
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German mathematician Theodor Kaluza and Swedish physicist Oskar Klein independently developed the Kaluza–Klein theory in 1921, which used the fifth dimension...
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Nordström's theory of gravitation (1912, 1913), an early competitor of general relativity. Kaluza–Klein theory (1921) Whitehead's theory of gravitation...
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1038/scientificamerican0298-64. Huq, M; Namazie, M A (1985-05-01). "Kaluza-Klein supergravity in ten dimensions". Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2 (3):...
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