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Electromagnetism and Gravity in Various Dimensions. Consistent Truncations

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Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 197))

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In this chapter, we will first generalize electromagnetism and gravity to general dimensions, and then we will define consistent truncations of field theories, with emphasis on the KK reduction of supergravity theories.

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Năstase, H. (2019). Electromagnetism and Gravity in Various Dimensions. Consistent Truncations. In: Cosmology and String Theory. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 197. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15077-8_13

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