Modulus stabilization in a non-flat warped braneworld scenario
Abstract
The stability of the modular field in a warped brane world scenario has been a subject of interest for a long time. Goldberger \& Wise ( GW ) proposed a mechanism to achieve this by invoking a massive scalar field in the bulk space-time neglecting the back-reaction. In this work, we examine the possibility of stabilizing the modulus without bringing in any external scalar field. We show that instead of flat 3-branes as considered in Randall-Sundrum ( RS ) warped braneworld model, if one considers a more generalized version of warped geometry with de-Sitter 3-brane, then the brane vacuum energy automatically leads to a modulus potential with a metastable minimum. Our result further reveals that in this scenario the gauge hierarchy problem can also be resolved for appropriate choice of brane cosmological constant.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1705.05015,
title = {Modulus stabilization in a non-flat warped braneworld scenario},
author = {Indrani Banerjee and Soumitra SenGupta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.05015},
year = {2017}
}
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8 pages, 4 figures