Kaluza-Klein theory English

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Kaluza-Klein theory properNoun

— (physics) A model (not believed to be literally true) developed by physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein that attempted to combine gravity and electromagnetism by adding a fifth dimension to our four-dimensional spacetime.

— (physics) Any of a number of theories that try to explain forces by adding extra dimensions to our spacetime.