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Modeling the fifth dimension with scalars and gravity

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A method for obtaining solutions to the classical equations for scalars plus gravity in five dimensions is applied to some recent suggestions for brane-world phenomenology. The method involves only first order differential equations. It is inspired by gauged supergravity but does not require supersymmetry. Our first application is a full non-linear treatment of a recently studied stabilization mechanism for inter-brane spacing. The spacing is uniquely determined after conventional fine-tuning to achieve zero four-dimensional cosmological constant. If the fine-tuning is imperfect, there are solutions in which the four-dimensional branes are de Sitter or anti-de Sitter spacetimes. Our second application is a construction of smooth domain wall solutions which in a well-defined limit approach any desired array of sharply localized positive-tension branes. As an offshoot of the analysis we suggest a construction of a supergravity c-function for non-supersymmetric four-dimensional renormalization group flows. The equations for fluctuations about an arbitrary scalar-gravity background are also studied. It is shown that all models in which the fifth dimension is effectively compactified contain a massless graviton. The graviton is the constant mode in the fifth dimension. The separated wave equation can be recast into the form of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The graviton wave-function is then the supersymmetric ground state, and there are no tachyons.

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On Black Holes Surrounded by Radiation: I. Classical Considerations

hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Presents classical GR solutions for black holes enveloped by ultra-relativistic orbiting particle shells that extend the photon sphere to arbitrary depth while remaining optically indistinguishable from standard black holes.

Bound states and deconfinement from Romans supergravity with magnetic flux

hep-th · 2026-05-06 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Holographic analysis of Romans supergravity solutions with Abelian magnetic flux yields a family of confining 4D duals featuring a flux-driven first-order deconfinement transition and two parametrically light, nearly degenerate scalar bound states near the transition.

Quasinormal modes of scalar perturbations in Rastall thick brane

gr-qc · 2026-07-07 · conditional · novelty 5.0

The graviscalar quasinormal mode spectrum and late-time power-law tails of a Rastall thick brane are computed numerically, showing that the Rastall parameter λ controls mode lifetimes and tail exponents.

Confinement in Holographic Theories at Finite Theta

hep-th · 2026-03-25 · conditional · novelty 5.0

A 5D bottom-up holographic model with a theta-sourced scalar reproduces the lattice result that the deconfinement temperature drops quadratically with θ/N, and predicts θ-dependence of the transition rate.

Quasinormal modes of the thick braneworld in $f(T)$ gravity

gr-qc · 2026-04-09 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

In a thick braneworld model with f(T) = T + α T², the parameter α induces brane splitting and alters the decay rates of quasinormal modes, with two numerical methods agreeing on the low-overtone spectrum.

Uncool soft-wall transitions and gravitational waves

hep-ph · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Soft-wall warped geometries yield rapid, mildly supercooled phase transitions whose TeV-scale gravitational wave signals are accessible to space-based interferometers.

Fermionic Kaluza-Klein mode mixing in braneworlds

hep-th · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

Perturbations induce KK mode mixing resolved by SVD of the Dirac mass matrix, with parity-odd operators preserving Z2 symmetry and parity-even operators breaking it to polarize wavefunctions toward the brane.

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