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Topological defects and gravity in theories with extra dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Various solutions to higher-dimensional Einstein equations coupled to a series of physically different sources are considered and their properties of localization of gravity discussed. A numerical example of a solution to the Einstein equations coupled to a set of scalar and gauge fields is given: a 3-brane realized as a 't Hooft-Polyakov monopole residing in a 7-dimensional space-time. Finally we describe a model which resembles the Randall-Sundrum II model with respect to its properties of gravity localization but with the advantage that the underlying space-time manifold is geodesically complete.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0508099,
  title  = {Topological defects and gravity in theories with extra dimensions},
  author = {Ewald Roessl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0508099},
  year   = {2007}
}

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PhD thesis

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