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Fermion localization on asymmetric two-field thick branes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-20 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the localization of fermions on asymmetric thick branes generated by two scalars ϕ\phi and χ\chi. In order to trap fermions on the asymmetric branes with kink-like warp factors, the couplings with the background scalars ηΨˉF(χ,ϕ)Ψ\eta\bar{\Psi}F(\chi,\phi)\Psi are introduced, where F(χ,ϕ)F(\chi,\phi) is a function of ϕ\phi and χ\chi. We find that the coupling ηΨˉχϕΨ\eta\bar{\Psi}\chi\phi\Psi do not support the localization of 4-dimensional fermions on the branes. While, for the case ηΨˉχΨ+ηΨˉϕΨ\eta\bar{\Psi}\chi\Psi+\eta'\bar{\Psi}\phi\Psi, which is the kink-fermion coupling corresponding to one-scalar-generated brane scenarios, the zero mode of left-handed fermions could be trapped on the branes under some conditions.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0911.2572,
  title  = {Fermion localization on asymmetric two-field thick branes},
  author = {Zhen-Hua Zhao and Yu-Xiao Liu and Hai-Tao Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2572},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

v2: 11 pages, 4 figures, accepted by CQG

R2 v1 2026-06-21T14:11:08.299Z