Six-Dimensional Manifold with Symmetric Signature in a Unified Theory of Gravity and Electromagnetism

Abstract

A six dimensional manifold of symmetric signature (3,3) is proposed as a space structure for building combined theory of gravity and electromagnetism. Special metric tensor is proposed, yielding the space which combines the properties of Riemann, Weyl and Finsler spaces. Geodesic line equations are constructed where coefficients can be divided into depending on the metric tensor (relating to the gravitational interaction) and depending on the vector field (relating to the electromagnetic interaction). If there is no gravity, the geodesics turn into the equations of charge motion in the electromagnetic field. Furthermore, symmetric six-dimensional electrodynamics can be reduced to traditional four-dimensional Maxwell system, where two additional time dimensions are compactified. A purely geometrical interpretation of the concept of electromagnetic field and point electric charge is proposed.

Keywords

• Riemann–Weyl–Finsler spaces
• space-time structure
• unified field theory