Published January 9, 2003 | Version v1
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Relaxation of the cosmological constant in a movable brane world

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Description

We present numerical evidence that a domain wall in a background with varying vacuum energy density acquires velocity in the direction of decreasing Hubble parameter. This should lead to at least a partial relaxation of the cosmological constant on the wall

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PII
S0370269302030630;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
551
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 211-217
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37074714
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; ENERGY DENSITY; HUBBLE EFFECT; RELAXATION; STRING MODELS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL

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Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.