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Relaxation Principle in (n+1) Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-09-22 v1

Abstract

Why do we live in a (3+1) dimensional universe? In this paper, I review the "relaxation principle" first introduced by Karch and Randall (arXiv:hep-th/0506053v2) and generalize its ideas to an arbitrary (n+1) dimensions. This is done by referring to the Friedman equation and the scaling solution to derive the energy densities of the non-interacting and interacting branes, and then formulating their dimensionalities. I also demonstrate that the largest interacting d-brane in n spatial dimensions is always the (n-2)-brane, and that such dimensionality constraint "relaxed" our universe from nine dimensions to three dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.1409.5492,
  title  = {Relaxation Principle in (n+1) Dimensions},
  author = {Choong Min Um},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.5492},
  year   = {2014}
}

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3 pages

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