Dynamics of Dimensional Reduction

In d -dimensional unified theories that, along with gravity, contain an antisymmetric tensor field of rank s -1, preferential compactification of d - s or of s space-like dimensions is found to occur. This is the case in 11-dimensional supergravity where s = 4.

general relativity
field theory: tensor
dimension: 11
dimensional reduction
dimension: 4
field equations: solution
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANT: LENGTH
SUPERGRAVITY
FIELD THEORY: DIMENSIONAL REDUCTION

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