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On-brane data for braneworld stars

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

Stellar structure in braneworlds is markedly different from that in ordinary general relativity. As an indispensable first step towards a more general analysis, we completely solve the ``on brane'' 4-dimensional Gauss and Codazzi equations for an arbitrary static spherically symmetric star in a Randall--Sundrum type II braneworld. We then indicate how this on-brane boundary data should be propagated into the bulk in order to determine the full 5-dimensional spacetime geometry. Finally, we demonstrate how this procedure can be generalized to solid objects such as planets.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0212333,
  title  = {On-brane data for braneworld stars},
  author = {Matt Visser and David L. Wiltshire},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0212333},
  year   = {2009}
}

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