Higher-derivative gravity in brane world models

Details Higher-derivative gravity in brane world models Higher-derivative gravity in brane world models

2005-02-04

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0502048v1

JCAP 0504 (2005) 014

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

11 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1475-7516/2005/04/014

We investigate brane world models in higher-derivative gravity theories where the gravitational Lagrangian is an arbitrary function of the Ricci scalar. Making use of the conformal equivalence of such gravity models and Einstein-Hilbert gravity with a scalar field, we deduce the main features of higher-derivative gravity brane worlds. We solve for a gravity model that has corrections quadratic in the Ricci scalar and show one can evade both fine-tuning and the need for a bulk cosmological constant. An analysis of tensor and scalar perturbations shows gravity is localized on the brane and we recover the Newtonian limit.

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