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Smoothing out Negative Tension Brane

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-19 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose an extension of the five dimensional gravitational action with an external source in order to allow arbitrary smoothing of the negative tension brane in the Randall-Sundrum model. This extended action can be derived from a model with an auxiliary four form field coupled to the gravity. We point out a further generalization of our model in relation to tachyon condensation. A possible mechanism for radion stabilization in our model is also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0811.3459,
  title  = {Smoothing out Negative Tension Brane},
  author = {Kin-ya Oda and Takao Suyama and Naoto Yokoi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.3459},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages, 4 figures (v1); References added (v2); Footnote 7 and a reference added, version to appear in Physics Letters B (v3)

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