Kinky Brane Worlds

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2002-08-29

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208219v1

Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 066005

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

31 pages, Latex, 6 eps-figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.68.066005

We present a toy model for five-dimensional heterotic M-theory where bulk three-branes, originating in 11 dimensions from M five-branes, are modelled as kink solutions of a bulk scalar field theory. It is shown that the vacua of this defect model correspond to a class of topologically distinct M-theory compactifications. Topology change can then be analysed by studying the time evolution of the defect model. In the context of a four-dimensional effective theory, we study in detail the simplest such process, that is the time evolution of a kink and its collision with a boundary. We find that the kink is generically absorbed by the boundary thereby changing the boundary charge. This opens up the possibility of exploring the relation between more complicated defect configurations and the topology of brane-world models.

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