On the Transfer of Metric Fluctuations when Extra Dimensions Bounce or Stabilize
Abstract
In this report, we study within the context of general relativity with one extra dimension compactified either on a circle or an orbifold, how radion fluctuations interact with metric fluctuations in the three non-compact directions. The background is non-singular and can either describe an extra dimension on its way to stabilization, or immediately before and after a series of non-singular bounces. We find that the metric fluctuations transfer undisturbed through the bounces or through the transients of the pre-stabilization epoch. Our background is obtained by considering the effects of a gas of massless string modes in the context of a consistent 'massless background' (or low energy effective theory) limit of string theory. We discuss applications to various approaches to early universe cosmology, including the ekpyrotic/cyclic universe scenario and string gas cosmology.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0509043,
title = {On the Transfer of Metric Fluctuations when Extra Dimensions Bounce or Stabilize},
author = {T. J. Battefeld and S. P. Patil and R. H. Brandenberger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0509043},
year = {2007}
}
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V2. Minor Clarifications V3. appendix and 2 figures added, typos corrected, conclusions unchanged 12 pages, 6 figures