Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-05-02
JHEP 0106:019,2001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
36 pages, discussion on stabilization of the torus modular parameter added
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2001/06/019
We compute the one-loop Casimir energy of gravity and matter fields, obeying various boundary conditions, in 5-dimensional S^1/Z_2 and 6-dimensional T^2/Z_k orbifolds. We discuss the role of the Casimir energy in possible radius stabilization mechanisms and show that the presence of massive as well as massless fields can lead to minima with zero cosmological constant. In the 5-d orbifold, we also consider the case where kinetic terms localized at the fixed points are not small. We take into account their contribution to the Casimir energy and show that localized kinetic terms can also provide a mechanism for radius stabilization. We apply our results to a recently proposed 5-dimensional supersymmetric model of electroweak symmetry breaking and show that the Casimir energy with the minimal matter content is repulsive. Stabilizing the radius with zero cosmological constant requires, in this context, adding positive bulk cosmological constant and negative brane-tension counterterms.
Ponton Eduardo
Poppitz Erich
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