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Phys. Rev. D 34, 424–433 (1986)

Symmetry and variational methods in higher-dimensional theories

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Robert T. Jantzen
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 and Department of Physics, University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

Received 18 February 1986; published in the issue dated 15 July 1986

The problem of imposing symmetry on variational principles for higher-dimensional theories is illustrated by considering spatially homogeneous solutions of Kaluza-Klein theories. Various implications of the group-theoretical nature of this specific situation are addressed.

© 1986 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.34.424
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.34.424
PACS:
11.10.Kk, 02.20.+b, 04.20.Fy, 98.80.Dr