Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem

Details Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem

Dec 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aipc..646..197c&link_type=abstract

THEORETICAL PHYSICS: MRST 2002: A Tribute to George Leibbrandt. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 646, pp. 197-202 (2002).

Physics

5

Extended Classical Solutions, Cosmic Strings, Domain Walls, Texture

Scientific paper

It has been proposed that the geometry of an extra dimension could automatically adjust itself to compensate for an arbitrary energy density on the 3-D brane which we are presumed to inhabit, such that a static solution to Einstein's equation results. This would solve the long-standing cosmological constant problem, of why our universe is not overwhelmed by the enormous energy of the quantum vacuum fluctuations predicted by quantum field theory. I will review some of the attempts along these lines, and present a no-go theorem showing that these attempts are doomed, at least within one of the most promising classes of models.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Quest for a Self-Tuning Brane-World Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1440210