Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-03-21
Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 063516
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 2 figures; minor changes and 3 references added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.68.063516
The lightest Kaluza-Klein particle appearing in models with universal extra dimensions has recently been proposed as a viable dark matter candidate when the extra dimensions are compactified on a scale of the order of 1 TeV. Underlying assumptions of this proposal are that the size of the extra dimensions stays constant and that the evolution of the universe is given by standard cosmology. Here we investigate, both analytically and numerically, whether this is possible without introducing an explicit stabilization mechanism. By analyzing Einstein's field equations for a (3+n+1)-dimensional homogeneous, but in general anisotropic universe, we find that approximately static extra dimensions arise naturally during radiation domination. For matter domination, however, there are no solutions to the field equations that allow static extra dimensions or the usual behavior of the scale factor for ordinary three-dimensional space. We conclude that an explicit mechanism is needed in order to stabilize the extra dimensions and reproduce standard cosmology as we know it.
Bringmann Torsten
Eriksson Martin
Gustafsson Michael
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