Study classifies metrics on anti-de Sitter spacetime with specific symmetries.
problem Classifying metrics with specific symmetries on anti-de Sitter spacetime.
method Used classification techniques for pseudo-Riemannian and almost contact metric structures.
result Obtained classifications of homogeneous structures on anti-de Sitter spacetime.
This study explores Kaluza-Klein reductions of new maximally supersymmetric backgrounds.
problem Exploring new maximally supersymmetric backgrounds in five dimensions.
method Classifying Kaluza-Klein reductions to four dimensions and determining preserved supersymmetry.
result Discovery of novel non-homogeneous four-dimensional Lorentzian spacetimes with N=1 supersymmetry. Future stability of a specific type of Kaluza-Klein spacetime is proven.
problem Stability of a particular class of Kaluza-Klein vacua.
method Einstein flow on a product manifold, Kaluza-Klein reduction, wave map type and Maxwell type equations, slice-adapted gauge.
result Future stability of the Milne universe within the class of spacetimes.
Global Double Field Theory is a higher-dimensional generalization of Kaluza-Klein theory.
problem Formulating a global theory for higher-dimensional gauge fields.
method Generalizing Kaluza-Klein theory to higher principal bundles and higher gauge fields.
result Higher Kaluza-Klein geometry provides a global formulation for Double Field Theory.
We study topological T-duality for spaces with a semi-free S1−action with isolated fixed points. Physically, these correspond to spacetimes containing Kaluza-Klein monopoles. We demonstrate that the physical dyonic coordinate of such spaces has an analogue in our formalism. By analogy with the Dirac monopole, we stu…
New black hole solutions with lens space horizons in 5D Kaluza-Klein theory.
problem Finding black hole solutions with specific horizon topologies.
method Formally asymptotically flat black hole solutions constructed through Kaluza-Klein reduction.
result Explicit construction of regular black hole solutions with L(p,q) horizons. A 12D spinor encodes fermions in a 4D Kaluza-Klein model.
problem Encoding fermions in a 4D spacetime from a higher-dimensional perspective.
method Using a spacetime P=M4imesK with K=SU(3), encoding fermions in 64 spinor components. result The 64 spinor components couple to Standard Model gauge fields in chiral representations.
This thesis proposes a global geometric formulation of Extended Field Theories.
problem Global understanding of Extended Field Theories remains an open problem.
method Introducing an atlas for the principal infinity-bundle, unifying metric and higher gauge field.
result Global abelian T-duality and Poisson-Lie T-duality are automatically recovered.
The model integrates Standard Model bosons into a higher-dimensional spacetime.
problem Integrating Standard Model bosons into a higher-dimensional spacetime.
method Considered a spacetime of the form P=M4imesK with K=SU(3), integrating the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian density over K. result Encodes not only Yang-Mills terms but also a kinetic term for the Higgs field and potential for gauge bosons.
Many features of dimensional reduction schemes are determined by the breaking of higher dimensional general covariance associated with the selection of a particular subset of coordinates. By investigating residual covariance we introduce lower dimensional tensors --generalizing to one side Kaluza-Klein gauge fields and…
The paper extends Hawking--Page solutions to various spacetimes with singularities.
problem Understanding the extensions of Hawking--Page solutions with different types of singularities.
method Kaluza--Klein reduction and Christodoulou's methods.
result Extensions of Lorentzian Hawking--Page solutions with null, spacelike singularities, and Cauchy horizons of Taub--NUT type are proven.
The paper studies how test particles' mass and charge vary in Kaluza-Klein models.
problem Understanding how test particles' mass and charge change in Kaluza-Klein models.
method Analyzes geodesic motion in a 5D Kaluza-Klein spacetime with background metrics encoding 4D gauge fields and Higgs-like scalars.
result The mass and charge of test particles become variable when traversing regions with massive gauge fields or non-constant Higgs scalars.
In this paper, a complete analysis of symmetries and conservation laws for the charged squashed Kaluza--Klein black hole spacetime in a Riemannian space is discussed. First, a comprehensive group analysis of the underlying space-time metric using Lie point symmetries are presented and then it the n-dimensional optima…
T-duality in singular spacetime models with H-flux.
problem T-duality in singular spacetime models with H-flux.
method Initiate study of twisted equivariant Courant algebroids and apply to string theory.
result Ramond-Ramond charges classified by twisted equivariant cohomology groups.
We present an explicit formula for the topology and H-flux of the T-dual of a general type II compactification, significantly generalizing earlier results. Our results apply to T-dualities with respect to any circle action on spacetime. As before, T-duality exchanges type IIA and type IIB string theories. A new consequ…
We show that the conformal Penrose limit is an ordinary plane wave limit in a higher dimensional framework which resolves the spacetime singularity. The higher dimensional framework is provided by Ricci-flat manifolds which are of the form M_D = M_d x B, where M_d is an Einstein spacetime that has a negative cosmologic…
We classify and construct all the smooth Kaluza-Klein reductions to ten dimensions of the M2- and M5-brane configurations which preserve some of the supersymmetry. In this way we obtain a wealth of new supersymmetric IIA backgrounds describing composite configurations of D-branes, NS-branes and flux/nullbranes; bound s…
The stability of physical systems depends on the existence of a state of least energy. In gravity, this is guaranteed by the positive energy theorem. For topological reasons this fails for nonsupersymmetric Kaluza-Klein compactifications, which can decay to arbitrarily negative energy. For related reasons, this also fa…
We construct a C-space associated with every closed 3-form on a spacetime M and show that it depends on the class of the form in H3(M,Z). We also demonstrate that C-spaces have a relation to generalized geometry and to gerbes. C-spaces are constructed after introducing additional coordinates at the open sets and …
Proposes a new geometric framework for unifying gravity and electromagnetism.
problem Unified description of gravity and electromagnetism in a five-dimensional space-time.
method Introduces a geometric fluid model and a multi-fibers bundle structure.
result Unified equations for gravitation and electromagnetism in a 4-dimensional space-time.
Proves existence and uniqueness of vacuum black hole solutions in higher dimensions.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions to Einstein equations in higher-dimensional spacetimes.
method Develops a generalized plumbing construction and analyzes singular harmonic maps.
result Establishes existence and uniqueness for black hole solutions in (n+3)-dimensional spacetimes. We investigate the Kaluza-Klein reductions to ten dimensions of the purely gravitational half-BPS M-theory backgrounds: the M-wave and the Kaluza-Klein monopole. We determine the moduli space of smooth (supersymmetric) Kaluza-Klein reductions by classifying the freely-acting spacelike Killing vectors which preserve som…
We investigate Kaluza-Klein metrics with a recurrent light-like vector field over a pseudo-Riemannian manifold.
Classifies 5D stationary black hole domains using plumbing and disc bundles.
problem Classifying the topology of 5D stationary black hole domains.
method Using plumbing constructions and disc bundles over the 2-sphere.
result The domain of outer communication is homeomorphic to S4 or a connected sum of S2imesS2's or CP2. We study Lorentzian manifolds with a weight function such that the N-Bakry-Émery tensor is bounded below. Such spacetimes arise in the physics of scalar-tensor gravitation theories, including Brans-Dicke theory, theories with Kaluza-Klein dimensional reduction, and low-energy approximations to string theory. In the "…
The Seiberg-Witten equations are lifted to Kaluza-Klein 5-manifolds.
problem Solving the Seiberg-Witten equations on 4-manifolds with circle bundles.
method Lifts spinor and gauge field to a Kaluza-Klein metric, equivalent to solving a Dirac equation.
result Irreducible solutions to Seiberg-Witten equations on 4-manifolds are equivalent to solutions on Kaluza-Klein circle bundles.
Study explores embedding signature-changing manifolds into higher-dimensional spaces.
problem Smooth metric signature changes in spacetimes.
method Global isometric embeddings into higher-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean spaces.
result Explicit constructions of global embeddings into Minkowski and Misner spaces.
The paper studies a geometric model combining Kaluza-Klein, Yang-Mills, and Dirac actions.
problem Analyzing the geometric and analytic aspects of a complex model.
method Investigates geometric and analytic properties of a model combining Kaluza-Klein, Yang-Mills, and Dirac actions.
result For a sequence of approximate solutions on surfaces with uniformly bounded energies, energy identities and the no-neck property hold.
Equations of motion of low-energy string effective actions can be conveniently described in terms of generalized geometry and Levi-Civita connections on Courant algebroids. This approach is used to propose and prove a suitable version of the Kaluza-Klein-like reduction. Necessary geometrical tools are recalled.
The paper explores Kaluza-Klein theories without assuming a fibration structure.
problem Exploring Kaluza-Klein theories without assuming a fibration structure.
method Variational formulations of gauge theories and Einstein--Yang-Mills equations.
result Classical solutions allow the construction of a manifold X of dimension 4 as physical space-time, leading to solutions of the Einstein--Yang-Mills systems. Develops a Kaluza-Klein theory in affine spaces without metric.
problem Formalizes a geometric theory of electromagnetic fields in affine spaces.
method Formulates dimensional reduction using principal fiber bundles and Ehresmann connections.
result Shows that non-integrability of horizontal distribution implies nontrivial electromagnetic fields.
The paper explores how non-Killing fields on internal spaces can produce massive gauge fields with chiral interactions.
problem Traditional Kaluza-Klein models limit gauge fields to Killing vector fields, ignoring chiral interactions.
method Investigates properties of 4D gauge fields linked to non-Killing fields on internal spaces using spin geometry and Riemannian submersions.
result Massive gauge fields linked to non-Killing fields can mix fermions with different masses and have asymmetric couplings to left- and right-handed fermions.
The paper classifies helix curves on a pseudo-Riemannian surface.
problem Classifying helix curves on pseudo-Riemannian surfaces.
method Analyzing geodesic flow vector fields and pseudo-Riemannian metrics.
result All helix curves are circular helixes with constant curvature and torsion.
New 5D black hole solutions with special asymptotic structures.
problem Finding new stationary vacuum black hole solutions in 5D.
method Solving harmonic map problem with prescribed singularities.
result Explicit examples of bi-axisymmetric stationary vacuum black holes with novel asymptotic structures.
Study of harmonic maps into principal bundles with applications to magnetic interactions.
problem Understanding harmonic mappings from Riemannian manifolds into principal bundles.
method Characterization and analysis of Kaluza-Klein harmonic maps and generalized magnetic maps.
result Existence and properties of generalized magnetic maps, including non-trivial examples.
Gravity derived from thermodynamics via optimal transport.
problem Equivalence between gravity and thermodynamics.
method Linking optimal transport to Raychaudhuri equation in warped-product spacetimes.
result Equivalence between gravity and concavity of entropy under time evolution.
We consider differential operators acting on densities of arbitrary weights on manifold M identifying pencils of such operators with operators on algebra of densities of all weights. This algebra can be identified with the special subalgebra of functions on extended manifold M^. On one hand there is a canonical…
The paper reviews a correspondence between Double Field Theory and bundle gerbes.
problem Exploring a geometric interpretation of Double Field Theory.
method Interpreting Double Field Theory as a field theory on the total space of bundle gerbes.
result Double Field Theory can be seen as a higher geometric field theory.
Defines and examines morphisms of Courant algebroids with applications in physics.
problem The need for a more general notion of morphisms in Courant algebroids.
method Provides a detailed treatment of Courant algebroid relations and morphisms, emphasizing motivating examples.
result Shows how Poisson-Lie T-duality and Kaluza-Klein reduction can be interpreted as Courant algebroid relations compatible with generalized metrics.
Torsions, curvatures, structure equations and Bianchi identities for locally anisotropic superspaces (containing as particular cases different supersymmetric extensions and prolongations of Riemann, Finsler, Lagrange and Kaluza--Klein spaces) are investigated.
The paper presents new formulations of gauge and gravity theories using dynamical principal bundles.
problem Formulating gauge and gravity theories with a flexible principal bundle structure.
method Original variational formulations of Yang-Mills, Einstein's gravitation, and Kaluza-Klein theories with a dynamical principal bundle.
result The principal bundle structure and connection emerge from the dynamics, leading to solutions of Yang-Mills, Einstein-Cartan, or Yang-Mills-Einstein equations.
Bootstrap bounds on Einstein manifolds using semidefinite programming.
problem Bounding geometric data of closed Einstein manifolds.
method Semidefinite programming applied to consistency conditions of geometric data.
result Bootstrap bounds translate to constraints on Kaluza-Klein modes.
A general approach to formulation of supergravity in higher order anisotropic superspaces (containing as particular cases different supersymmetric extensions and prolongations of Riemann, Finsler, Lagrange and Kaluza--Klein spaces) is given. We analyze three models of locally anisotropic supergravity.
This paper contains a classification of smooth Kaluza--Klein reductions (by one-parameter subgroups) of the maximally supersymmetric anti de Sitter backgrounds of supergravity theories. We present a classification of one-parameter subgroups of isometries of anti de Sitter spaces, discuss the causal properties of their …
Study shows instability in exotic compact objects with evanescent ergosurfaces.
problem Instability in exotic compact objects with evanescent ergosurfaces.
method Analyzes linear instability of waves on manifolds with evanescent ergosurfaces.
result Linear instability of waves on manifolds with evanescent ergosurfaces.
A variational principle connects fields to principal bundles and Einstein-Yang-Mills systems.
problem Constructing variational problems on fields related to principal bundles and Einstein-Yang-Mills systems.
method Constructing a variational problem on fields defined on a manifold, leading to spontaneous symmetry breaking and identification with principal bundles.
result Global solutions of Euler-Lagrange equations lead to principal bundles and Einstein-Yang-Mills systems with a cosmological constant.
The theory of locally anisotropic superspaces (supersymmetric generalizations of various types of Kaluza--Klein, Lagrange and Finsler spaces) is laid down. In this framework we perform the analysis of construction of the supervector bundles provided with nonlinear and distinguished connections and metric structures. Tw…
Study on Ricci solitons on tangent and unit tangent bundles.
problem Characterizing Ricci solitons on tangent and unit tangent bundles.
method Analyzing pseudo-Riemannian g-natural metrics and their Ricci soliton properties. result Classification of conformal vector fields and existence of non-Einstein Ricci solitons.