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Conformally Invariant Klein-Gordon Equation in Kaluza-Klein Theory

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Liu and Wesson discussed the Klein-Gordon scalar equation in a 5D manifold. We generalize Liu's discussions from the minimally coupled case to the conformally coupled case and discuss further the variation ratio of a particle mass.

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  1. Department of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People's Republic of China

    Zong-Kuan Guo & Guang-Wen Ma

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Guo, ZK., Ma, GW. Conformally Invariant Klein-Gordon Equation in Kaluza-Klein Theory. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 40, 1259–1266 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017527721722

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