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Thick braneworld in $f(Q,\mathcal{T})$ gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-03-12 v1

Abstract

In this work, we study a codimension-one thick brane within the framework of f(Q,T)f(Q,\mathcal{T}) modified symmetric teleparallel gravity, where QQ is the nonmetricity scalar and T\mathcal{T} is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. Using two specific choices of the warp factor, we construct the complete brane system, including the scalar field solution and energy density. We show how nonmetricity influences the brane profile and analyze the stability of the braneworld scenarios under small tensor perturbations.

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@article{arxiv.2503.07755,
  title  = {Thick braneworld in $f(Q,\mathcal{T})$ gravity},
  author = {Fernando M. Belchior and Roberto V. Maluf and Carlos Alberto S. Almeida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07755},
  year   = {2025}
}

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22 pages, 12 figures

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