Modulus stabilization in a non-flat warped braneworld scenario
Abstract The stability of the modular field in a warped brane world scenario has been a subject of interest for a long time. Goldberger and Wise (GW) proposed a mechanism to achieve this by invoking a massive scalar field in the bulk space-time neglecting the back-reaction. In this work, we examine...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-05-01
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| Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4857-y |
| Summary: | Abstract The stability of the modular field in a warped brane world scenario has been a subject of interest for a long time. Goldberger and Wise (GW) proposed a mechanism to achieve this by invoking a massive scalar field in the bulk space-time neglecting the back-reaction. In this work, we examine the possibility of stabilizing the modulus without bringing about any external scalar field. We show that instead of flat 3-branes as considered in Randall–Sundrum (RS) warped braneworld model, if one considers a more generalized version of warped geometry with de Sitter 3-brane, then the brane vacuum energy automatically leads to a modulus potential with a metastable minimum. Our result further reveals that in this scenario the gauge hierarchy problem can also be resolved for an appropriate choice of the brane’s cosmological constant. |
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| ISSN: | 1434-6044 1434-6052 |