From Kinks to Compactons
High Energy Physics - Theory
2014-08-26 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
This work deals with the presence of localized structures in relativistic systems described by a single real scalar field in two-dimensional spacetime. We concentrate on kinks and compactons in models with standard kinematics, and we develop a procedure that help us to smoothly go from kinks to compactons in the suggested scenario. We also show how the procedure works in the braneworld scenario, for flat brane in the five-dimensional spacetime with a single extra dimension of infinite extent. The brane unveils a hybrid profile when the kink becomes a compacton, behaving as a thick or thin brane, depending on the extra dimension being inside or outside a compact space.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1407.3478,
title = {From Kinks to Compactons},
author = {D. Bazeia and L. Losano and M. A. Marques and R. Menezes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.3478},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
7 pages, 7 figures; new version, to appear in PLB