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Second Randall-Sundrum brane world scenario with a nonminimally coupled bulk scalar field

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K. Farakos, P. Pasipoularides

High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 20 Feb 2006 · 16 references

Pith's verdict: A useful numerical classification of RS2 bulk-scalar solutions is marred by an unproven stability claim for the headline conformal-coupling background.

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The model has three classes of static solutions: a naked singularity for xi<0, an exponentially growing warp factor with decaying scalar for xi>xi_c, and diverging warp factor and scalar for 0<xi<xi_c; at xi=xi_c with violated fine tuning the solution is stable.

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Randall-Sundrum brane worlds put our four-dimensional universe on a membrane floating in a five-dimensional warped space. This paper takes the simplest such model, the RS2 model, and adds a scalar field that lives in the bulk and couples directly to the five-dimensional curvature through a term proportional to xi R phi^2. The standard RS2 solution, with an exponentially decaying warp factor and zero scalar field, is known to become unstable when the coupling xi is negative or larger than the conformal value xi_c = 3/16. The authors ask what static solutions the system can relax into. They write down the Einstein equations and scalar equation, derive the junction conditions at the brane, and integrate the resulting ordinary differential equations numerically for different values of xi. Three patterns emerge. For negative xi the warp factor reaches zero at finite proper distance, a naked singularity. For xi above xi_c the warp factor grows like e^{kz} at large z while the scalar decays to zero, giving an asymptotically AdS space. For small positive xi below xi_c both the warp factor and the scalar diverge. The same three families survive when the usual RS2 fine tuning between brane tension and bulk cosmological constant is relaxed. Stability is then examined by perturbing the scalar. The authors find tachyonic modes for the first two classes, and they argue the third class and the conformal coupling case are stable. The conformal case, with a positive tension brane at z=0 and effectively negative energy density from the scalar, resembles the RS1 two-brane construction and could localize gauge fields through the Dvali-Shifman mechanism.
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By solving numerically the Einstein equations with the appropriate boundary conditions on the brane, the paper claims that depending on the value of the nonminimal coupling xi, the RS2 model with a bulk scalar possesses three classes of new static solutions: naked singularity for xi<0, exponential warp factor with decaying scalar for xi>xi_c, and diverging warp factor and scalar for 0<xi<xi_c. It further claims that especially at xi=xi_c with violated fine tuning there is a physically interesting static stable solution suitable for a brane-world scenario.

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The three-way classification is inferred from numerical integration over a finite z-interval and then extrapolated to the asymptotic regime (e.g., A'(z) tends to k and phi(z) to 0 for xi>xi_c, and divergence for 0<xi<xi_c) without error bounds or analytic control. A second load-bearing premise appears in Section 3.3, where stability of class (c) is concluded from the positivity of m_eff^2 = xi R + 12 lambda phi^2; the paper itself states in footnote 4 that a negative mass term is not enough to establish instability, so the symmetric positive-mass criterion is not established as a stability proof and no Schrodinger potential for class (c) is shown.

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In our previous work of Ref. [5] we studied the stability of the RS2-model with a nonminimally coupled bulk scalar field $\phi$, and we found that in appropriate regions of $\xi$ the standard RS2-vacuum becomes unstable. The question that arises is whether there exist other new static stable solutions where the system can relax. In this work, by solving numerically the Einstein equations with the appropriate boundary conditions on the brane, we find that depending on the value of the nonminimal coupling $\xi$, this model possesses three classes of new static solutions with different characteristics. We also examine what happens when the fine tuning of the RS2-model is violated, and we obtain that these three classes of solutions are preserved in appropriate regions of the parameter space of the problem. The stability properties and possible physical implications of these new solutions are discussed in the main part of this paper. Especially in the case where $\xi=\xi_c$ ($\xi_c$ is the five dimensional conformal coupling) and the fine tuning is violated, we obtain a physically interesting static stable solution.

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In our previous work of Ref. [5] we studied the stability of the RS2-model with a nonminimally coupled bulk scalar field $\phi$, and we found that in appropriate regions of $\xi$ the standard RS2-vacuum becomes unstable. The question that arises is whether there exist other new static stable solutions where the system can relax. In this work, by solving numerically the Einstein equations with the appropriate boundary conditions on the brane, we find that depending on the value of the nonminimal coupling $\xi$, this model possesses three classes of new static solutions with different characteristics. We also examine what happens when the fine tuning of the RS2-model is violated, and we obtain that these three classes of solutions are preserved in appropriate regions of the parameter space of the problem. The stability properties and possible physical implications of these new solutions are discussed in the main part of this paper. Especially in the case where $\xi=\xi_c$ ($\xi_c$ is the five dimensional conformal coupling) and the fine tuning is violated, we obtain a physically interesting static stable solution.

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s3 We also examine what happens when the fine tuning of the RS2-model is violated, and we obtain that these three classes of solutions are preserved in appropriate regions of the parameter space of the problem. result 0.98 0.95 0.14 asserted 1.00
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s5 Especially in the case where $\xi=\xi_c$ ($\xi_c$ is the five dimensional conformal coupling) and the fine tuning is violated, we obtain a physically interesting static stable solution. result 0.98 0.96 0.39 asserted 1.00

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Figure 1. The warp factor a(z) and the scalar field φ(z), in case (a) (ξ < 0), as a function of kz for σ/k = 6, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = −0.1, λ/k2 = 0.01. The values for σ, Λ satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. We see that the metric of our model exhibits a naked singularity, as the warp factor vanishes for kzs = 1.197. 3 Numerical results For the determination of the two unknown functions A(z) and φ(z) we can solve the system of second order differential equations (16) and (17) for z ≥ 0 numerically. In order to integrate it is necessary to know the values of A(0), φ(0), A ′ (0+) and φ ′ (0+)
Figure 2. The warp factor a(z) and the scalar field φ(z), in case (a) (ξ < 0), as a function of kz for σ/k = 6, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = −0.001, λ/k2 = 0.01. The values for σ, Λ satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. We see that the metric of our model exhibits a naked singularity, as the warp factor vanishes for kzs = 1.994. Then the Einstein equations (13), (14) remain unchanged if the parameters Λ and σ are divided by k 2 and k correspondingly. Note that Λ/k2 = −6. The equation (15) for the scalar field remains unchanged if the parameter λ is divided by k 2 . We emphasize that the system of Eqs.…
Figure 3. The warp factor a(z), in case (a) (ξ < 0), as a function of kz for two values of σ/k = 6.5 and 5.5, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = −0.1, λ/k2 = 0.01. The values for σ, Λ do not satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. Note that even when the fine tuning Λ = − σ 2 6 is violated the induced metric on the brane is Minkowski. However for very small absolute values of ξ (for example ξ = −0.001), as we see in
Figure 4. The warp factor a(z), in case (b) (ξ > ξc), as a function of z for two values of σ/k = 6 and 2, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = ξc + 1, λ/k2 = 0.01. Note that the solution exists even when the values of σ and Λ do not satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. Note that this class of numerical solutions is preserved even when the fine tuning Λ = − σ 2 6 is not satisfied (see the down panel of
Figure 5. The A ′ (z)/k and m2 ef f /k2 , in case (b) (ξ > ξc), as a function of kz for σ/k = 6, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = ξc + 1, λ/k2 = 0.01. Note that asymptotically both the derivative A′ (z) and the m2 ef f tend to a constant value, or the space-time is asymptotically AdS5. m2 ef f = ξR + 12λφ(z) 2 as a function of z. We see that as z → +∞ the square of the effective mass tends to a constant negative value. This result indicates 4 an instability of the solutions of class (b) against scalar field perturbation. Hence this class of solutions can not be used for the construction of realistic brane…
Figure 6. The scalar field φ(z), in case (b) (ξ > ξc), as a function of kz for two values of σ/k = 6 and 2, Λ/k2 = −6, ξ = ξc + 1, λ/k2 = 0.01. Note that the solution exists even when the values of σ and Λ do not satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. and (24) on the second brane, it is necessary to assume a fine tuning for the parameters of the model. Moreover, as we did in case (b), we have computed the effective mass of the scalar field around this solution and we have seen that it is positive. This implies that this class of solution is stable against perturbations of the scalar field.…
Figure 7. The warp factor a(z) and the scalar field φ(z), in case (c) (0 < ξ < ξc), as a function of kz for σ = 6, Λ = −6, ξ = 0.1, λ = 0.01. The values for σ, Λ satisfy the fine tuning of the RS-model. 4.2 Conformal coupling ξ = ξc In this Section we examine the model when ξ = ξc and Λ 6= − σ 2 6 . As we have already discussed in Section 4.1, if σ/k < 6, the algebraic equation (24) for φ(0) has two real roots φ(0) = ±φ0, where φ0 = 4 q −λ −1 (σ 2/6 + Λ). In this case, the numerical solutions of the model exhibit the same characteristics with those of class (b) (ξ > ξc). In particular, the…
Figure 8. a(z), φ(z), A′ (z)/k and m2 ef f (z)/k2 , for ξ = ξc, as a function of kz for σ/k = 5, Λ/k2 = −6 and λ/k2 = 0.01. Note that asymptotically both the derivative A ′ (z) and the m2 ef f tend to a constant value, or the space-time is asymptotically AdS5. warp factor comes from negative tension brane with −σ ′/k = −6. Hence, the positive tension brane at z = 0 (σ/k = 5) together with the negative energy density of the scalar field vacuum T (φ) 00 , act effectively as a negative tension brane, which creates the exponential profile e k|z| for the warp factor. Note that the energy density…
Figure 9. a(z), φ(z), A′ (z)/k and T00(z)/k2 , for ξ = ξc, as a function of kz for σ = 0, Λ/k2 = −6 and λ/k2 = 0.01. Gauge fields. In this way the gauge fields of SUc(3) × SUL(2) × UY (1) and the matter fields with gauge charge (see Ref. [2]) are localized on the brane, as for escaping in the bulk, it requires energy equal to Λgap, where Λgap is the mass gap emerging from the nonperturbative confining dynamics of the SU(5) gauge field theory in the bulk. In the case of the RS1-model, when ordinary matter is localized on the negative tension brane, we have the relation M2 P = M3 ∗ k (e 2kzc −…
Figure 10. The potential V (w)/k2 as a function of kw, for ξ = −0.1 (left-hand panel) and ξ = ξc + 1 (right-hand panel). the RS2-metric of Eq. (2) can be put into the manifestly conformal to the five-dimensional Minkowski space form ds2 = α(w) 2 (−dx2 0 + dx2 1 + dx2 2 + dx2 3 + dw2 ) (27) where α(w) = 1 k|w| + 1 (28) The lagrangian of the scalar field if we include an interaction term − 1 2Rφ2 is written as L = q |g|  − 1 2 g MN ∇Mφ∇N φ − 1 2 ξR φ2 − V (φ)  (29) If we consider a small perturbation φˆ around the scalar field vacuum (φ = 0) we find the corresponding
Figure 11. For ξ = ξc+1 the spectrum of the scalar field contains exactly two tachyon modes with negative energies m2 1 /k2 = −0.278 and m2 2 /k2 = −1.163. In the figure we have plotted the wavefunctions ψ1 and ψ2 of the two tachyon modes as a function of z. The function ψ(w) satisfies the Schrondiger like equation − ψ ′′(w) + h V (w) − m2 i ψ(w) = 0 (32) where the potential V (w) is equal to V (w) = (α 3/2 (w))′′ α3/2 (w) + ξα2 (w)R(w) (33) From Eqs. (27) and (32) we get V (w) = −16k(ξ − ξc)
Figure 12. The potential V (w)/k2 as a function of kw, for ξ = ξc + 0.1 in the background of second class solutions (left-hand panel) and for ξ = −0.1 in the background of first class solutions (right-hand panel), for σ/k = 6, Λ/k2 = −6, ,λ/k2 = 0.01. (35)) as a function of w. We observe that the potential is always positive and vanishes for a finite value of the coordinate w (kw = 1, 891). As we see in the left-hand panel of
Figure 13. as a function of kz for σ = 5, Λ = −6, k = 1, λ = 0.01. [7] P. Dimopoulos, K. Farakos, A. Kehagias and G. Koutsoumbas, Nucl. Phys. B 617 (2001) 237-252; P. Dimopoulos, K. Farakos, G. Koutsoumbas, Phys. Rev. D65 (2002) 074505; P. Dimopoulos, K. Farakos, Phys. Rev. D70 (2004) 045005. [8] M. Laine, H.B. Meyer, K. Rummukainen, M. Shaposnikov, JHEP 0404 (2004) 027. [9] A. Flachi and D. J. Toms, Phys Lett. B 491, (2000) 157 [10] H. Davoudiasl, B. Lillie and T. G. Rizzo, Off-the-Wall Higgs in the Universal Randal￾Sundrum Model, hep-ph/0508279; H. Davoudiasl, B. Lillie and T. G. Rizzo,…

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