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    On aether terms in a space-time with a compact extra dimension

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    In this paper, for the CPT-even and CPT-odd extensions of the QED, we explicitly obtain the aether-like corrections for the electromagnetic field in the case when the space-time involves an extra compact spatial dimension besides of usual four dimensions. Our methodology is based on an explicit summation over the Kaluza-Klein tower of fields which is no more difficult than the finite-temperature calculations. The quantum corrections turn out to be large as the extra dimension is small. We demonstrate that in the CPT-even case, the extra dimension manifests itself through a new scalar particle.Comment: 9 page

    Electronic states in a quantum Beltrami surface

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    In this paper, we investigate the influence of the geometry in the electronic states of a quantum Beltrami surface. We have considered an electron governed by the spinless stationary Schr\"{o}dinger equation constrained to move on the Beltrami surface due to a confining potential from which the Da Costa potential emerges. We investigate the role played by the geometry and orbital angular momentum on the electronic states of the system.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, two column. Matches version to appear in Physics Letters
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