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The shape of multidimensional gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-05-18 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In the case of one extra dimension, well known Newton's potential ϕ(r3)=GNm/r3\phi (r_3)=-G_N m/r_3 is generalized to compact and elegant formula ϕ(r3,ξ)=(GNm/r3)sinh(2πr3/a)[cosh(2πr3/a)cos(2πξ/a)]1\phi(r_3,\xi)=-(G_N m/r_3)\sinh(2\pi r_3/a)[\cosh(2\pi r_3/a)-\cos(2\pi\xi/a)]^{-1} if four-dimensional space has topology R3×T\mathbb{R}^3\times T. Here, r3r_3 is magnitude of three-dimensional radius vector, ξ\xi is extra dimension and aa is a period of a torus TT. This formula is valid for full range of variables r3[0,+)r_3 \in [0,+\infty) and ξ[0,a]\xi\in [0,a] and has known asymptotic behavior: ϕ1/r3\phi \sim 1/r_3 for r3>>ar_3>>a and ϕ1/r42\phi \sim 1/r_4^2 for r4=r32+ξ2<<ar_4=\sqrt{r_3^2+\xi^2}<<a. Obtained formula is applied to an infinitesimally thin shell, a shell, a sphere and two spheres to show deviations from the newtonian expressions. Usually, these corrections are very small to observe at experiments. Nevertheless, in the case of spatial topology R3×Td\mathbb{R}^3\times T^{d}, experimental data can provide us with a limitation on maximal number of extra dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2222,
  title  = {The shape of multidimensional gravity},
  author = {Maxim Eingorn and Alexander Zhuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2222},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages of Revtex4, 2 eps figures

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