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K-field kinks in two-dimensional dilaton gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-10-20 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In this work, kinks with non-canonical kinetic energy terms are studied in a type of two-dimensional dilaton gravity model. The linear stability issue is generally discussed for arbitrary static solutions, and the stability criteria are obtained. As an explicit example, a model with cuscuton term is studied. After rewriting the equations of motion into simpler first-order formalism and choosing a polynomial superpotential, an exact self-gravitating kink solution is obtained. The impacts of the cuscuton term are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2108.10166,
  title  = {K-field kinks in two-dimensional dilaton gravity},
  author = {Yuan Zhong and Fei-Yu Li and Xu-Dong Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.10166},
  year   = {2021}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication by Phys. Letts. B

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