Abstract
We study a recently proposed model, where a codimension one brane is wrapped around the axis of symmetry of an internal two-dimensional space compactified by a flux. This construction is free from the problems which plague delta-like, codimension two branes, where only tension can be present. In contrast, arbitrary fields can be localized on this extended brane, and their gravitational interaction is standard 4d gravity at large distances. In the first part of this work, we study the de Sitter (dS) vacua of the model. The landscape of these vacua is characterized by discrete points labeled by two integer numbers, related to the flux responsible for the compactification and to the current of a brane field. A Minkowski external space emerges only for a special ratio between these two integers, and it is therefore (topologically) isolated from the nearby dS solutions. In the second part, we show that the Minkowski vacua are stable under the most generic axially-symmetric perturbations, and we argue that this is sufficient to ensure the overall stability.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 84-104 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics B |
| Volume | 773 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 25 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Tony Gherghetta, Nemanja Kaloper, Lorenzo Sorbo, and Gianmasimo Tasinato for very useful discussions. This work was partially supported by DOE grant DE-FG02-94ER-40823, and by a grant from the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
