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Extra force from an extra dimension. Comparison between brane theory, STM and other approaches
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 15 Oct 2003
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The authors' main claim Thus, experiments with test particles are unable to distinguish whether our universe is described by the brane world scenario or by STM.
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We investigate the question of how an observer in 4D perceives the five-dimensional geodesic motion. We consider the interpretation of null and non-null bulk geodesics in the context of brane theory, space-time-matter theory (STM) and other non-compact approaches. We develop a "frame-invariant" formalism that allows the computation of the rest mass and its variation as observed in 4D. We find the appropriate expression for the four-acceleration and thus obtain the extra force observed in 4D. Our formulae extend and generalize all previous results in the literature. An important result here is that the extra force in brane-world models with ${\bf Z}_{2}$-symmetry is continuous and well defined across the brane. This is because the momentum component along the extra dimension is discontinuous across the brane, which effectively compensates the discontinuity of the extrinsic curvature. We show that brane theory and STM produce identical interpretation of the bulk geodesic motion. This holds for null and non-null bulk geodesics. Thus, experiments with test particles are unable to distinguish whether our universe is described by the brane world scenario or by STM. However, they do discriminate between the brane/STM scenario and other non-compact approaches. Among them the canonical and embedding approaches, which we examine in detail here.
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| s0 | We investigate the question of how an observer in 4D perceives the five-dimensional geodesic motion. | contribution 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.02 | unclear 0.77 |
| s1 | We consider the interpretation of null and non-null bulk geodesics in the context of brane theory, space-time-matter theory (STM) and other non-compact approaches. | contribution 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.03 | asserted 0.50 |
| s2 | We develop a "frame-invariant" formalism that allows the computation of the rest mass and its variation as observed in 4D. | method 0.71 | 0.95 | 0.04 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | We find the appropriate expression for the four-acceleration and thus obtain the extra force observed in 4D. | result 0.64 | 0.96 | 0.09 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | Our formulae extend and generalize all previous results in the literature. | contribution 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.09 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | An important result here is that the extra force in brane-world models with ${\bf Z}_{2}$-symmetry is continuous and well defined across the brane. | result 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.23 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | This is because the momentum component along the extra dimension is discontinuous across the brane, which effectively compensates the discontinuity of the extrinsic curvature. | interpretation 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.09 | asserted 1.00 |
| s7 | We show that brane theory and STM produce identical interpretation of the bulk geodesic motion. | result 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.30 | asserted 1.00 |
| s8 | This holds for null and non-null bulk geodesics. | result 0.98 | 0.67 | 0.09 | asserted 0.99 |
| s9 | Thus, experiments with test particles are unable to distinguish whether our universe is described by the brane world scenario or by STM. | interpretation 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.34 | asserted 0.99 |
| s10 | However, they do discriminate between the brane/STM scenario and other non-compact approaches. | result 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.22 | asserted 0.99 |
| s11 | Among them the canonical and embedding approaches, which we examine in detail here. | contribution 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.05 | unclear 0.56 |
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We investigate the question of how an observer in 4D perceives the five-dimensional geodesic motion. We consider the interpretation of null and non-null bulk geodesics in the context of brane theory, space-time-matter theory (STM) and other non-compact approaches. We develop a "frame-invariant" formalism that allows the computation of the rest mass and its variation as observed in 4D. We find the appropriate expression for the four-acceleration and thus obtain the extra force observed in 4D. Our formulae extend and generalize all previous results in the literature. An important result here is that the extra force in brane-world models with ${\bf Z}_{2}$-symmetry is continuous and well defined across the brane. This is because the momentum component along the extra dimension is discontinuous across the brane, which effectively compensates the discontinuity of the extrinsic curvature. We show that brane theory and STM produce identical interpretation of the bulk geodesic motion. This holds for null and non-null bulk geodesics. Thus, experiments with test particles are unable to distinguish whether our universe is described by the brane world scenario or by STM. However, they do discriminate between the brane/STM scenario and other non-compact approaches. Among them the canonical and embedding approaches, which we examine in detail here.
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