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Brane singularities with a scalar field bulk

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-04-21 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The singularity structure and the corresponding asymptotic behavior of a 3-brane coupled to a scalar field in a five dimensional bulk is analyzed in full generality, using the method of asymptotic splittings. It is shown that the collapse singularity at a finite distance from the brane can be avoided only at the expense of making the brane world-volume positively or negatively curved.

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@article{arxiv.1004.3379,
  title  = {Brane singularities with a scalar field bulk},
  author = {Ignatios Antoniadis and Spiros Cotsakis and Ifigeneia Klaoudatou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.3379},
  year   = {2010}
}

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16 pages, latex

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