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A new unified field theory based on the conformal group

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We develop here a new unified theory of the electromagnetic and gravitational field, based on a six-dimensional generalization of Maxwell's equations; additional space-time coordinates are interpreted only as mathematical tools in order to obtain a linear realization of the four-dimensional conformal group.

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Pessa, E. A new unified field theory based on the conformal group. Gen Relat Gravit 12, 857–862 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00763060

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