Shortcuts in the fifth dimension

Details Shortcuts in the fifth dimension Shortcuts in the fifth dimension

2001-03-19

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0103070v1

Phys.Lett. B511 (2001) 129-135

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

11 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00631-1

If our Universe is a three-brane embedded in a five-dimensional anti-deSitter spacetime, in which matter is confined to the brane and gravity inhabits an infinite bulk space, then the causal propagation of luminous and gravitational signals is in general different. A gravitational signal traveling between two points on the brane can take a ``shortcut'' through the bulk, and appear quicker than a photon traveling between the same two points along a geodesic on the brane. Similarly, in a given time interval, a gravitational signal can propagate farther than a luminous signal. We quantify this effect, and analyze the impact of these shortcuts through the fifth dimension on cosmology.

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