noxid Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Since gravity can be described as a curvature in spacetime, can other forces like EM, Weak, Strong etc? Be described similarly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Not strictly space-time, but look up Kaluza-Klein theory, where an additional dimension allows for the inclusion of EM forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Even before we get to KK theories, differential geometry is the basic language of the classical description of forces. Connections and curvature are central to this description. In short, the answer to your question is yes, but it is not the curvature of space-time, but something built over space-time. You should look up fibre bundles, connection and curvature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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