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On an approximate solution for a charged object and the experimental evidence for the Kaluza-Klein theory

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In this work we investigate an approximate solution to Kaluza-Klein's equations for a charged system with spherical symmetry. We find that the 4-dimensional metric does not approximate the Reissner-Nordstrøm metric in the limitr→∞. Moreover, we investigate the low-velocity motion of a test particle in the field of our charged object. We find that Kaluza-Klein's corrections to Lorentz's force could be sufficiently large to be measured. This experimental evidence could be used to support (or reject) the five-dimensional relativity in its present form.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 36, D-1000, Berlin 12, FRG

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Ferrari, J.A. On an approximate solution for a charged object and the experimental evidence for the Kaluza-Klein theory. Gen Relat Gravit 21, 683–695 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759078

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