Published November 15, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Cosmological constant and gravitational theory on a D-brane

  • 1. Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan)

Description

In a toy model we derive the gravitational equation on a self-gravitating curved D-brane. The effective theory on the brane is drastically changed from the ordinal Einstein equation. The net cosmological constant on the brane depends on a tuning between the brane tension and the brane charges. Moreover, the nonzero matter stress tensor exists if the net cosmological constant is not zero. This fact indicates a direct connection between matter on the brane and dark energy

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 103513-103513.6
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35080086
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; COSMOLOGY; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; MEMBRANES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SMOOTH MANIFOLDS; STRESSES; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; MATTER

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