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Remarks on stratifying interactions in five dimensions

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A geometric model is proposed in which the interaction types, namely the strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational interactions, are stratified in a five-dimensional manifold. The strong and electromagnetic interactions are confined to disjoint four-spaces and the weak and gravitational interactions are proposed unified in a five-manifold bounded topologically by the strong and electromagnetic four-spaces. Further, some advantages of the five-dimensional approach to current-current interactions are discussed, and a five-dimensional approach to PCAC is presented. The model is presented in hopes of reconciling some contradictory lines of theoretical thought, and new fields for investigation are stressed.

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    Frank T. Vertosick Jr.

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Vertosick, F.T. Remarks on stratifying interactions in five dimensions. Found Phys 8, 93–102 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708488

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