Massive gravitons trapped inside a hypermonopole
Creators
- 1. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Group, Centre for Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Louvain University, 2 Chemin du Cyclotron, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Description
We propose a regular classical field theory realisation of the Dvali-Gabadadze-Porrati mechanism by considering our universe to be the four-dimensional core of a seven-dimensional 't Hooft-Polyakov hypermonopole. We show the existence of metastable gravitons trapped in the core. Their mass spectrum is discrete, positive definite, and computed for various values of the field coupling constants: the resulting Newton gravity law is seven-dimensional at small and large distances but can be made four-dimensional on intermediate length scales. There is no need of a cosmological constant in the bulk, the spacetime is asymptotically flat and of infinite volume in the extra-dimensions. Confinement is achieved through the local positive curvature of the extra-dimensions induced by the monopole-forming fields and for natural values of the coupling constants of order unity
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.052Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.052;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0809.0464v1;
- PII
- S0370-2693(08)01417-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 671
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 158-161
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40050452
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; COSMOLOGY; COUPLING CONSTANTS; FIELD THEORIES; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITONS; MASS SPECTRA; MONOPOLES; SPACE-TIME; TOPOLOGY; TRAPPING; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.