Warped de sitter solutions in the scalar-tensor theory

Antonino Flachi, Masato Minamitsuji, Kunihito Uzawa

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Abstract

We consider a class of higher dimensional theories consisting of D-dimensional gravity coupled to a scalar dilaton and a form field propagating over a warped higher dimensional spacetime. In the simplest set-up, the models are characterized by two moduli: one related to the volume of the internal space, the other to the modulus of the warp factor. While the volume-modulus can be fixed by appropriately tuning the gauge field strength, curvature of the internal space, and cosmological constant, the same mechanism cannot work for the warp modulus. Here, we will present a stabilizing mechanism for the warp modulus and its mass in terms of quantum fluctuations from both moduli. We will show that, while quantum effects from the modulus associated to the warp modulus can only provide a stabilization mechanism of the mass scale in a restricted region of the parameter space, quantum effects from the volume modulus offer an efficient mechanism of stabilization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOn Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories
EditorsRobert T. Jantzen, Kjell Rosquist, Remo Ruffini, Remo Ruffini
PublisherWorld Scientific
Pages1077-1079
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9789814612142
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 2015 Jul 12015 Jul 7

Publication series

NameThe 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories - Proceedings of the MG13 Meeting on General Relativity, 2012
Volume0

Other

Other13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period15/7/115/7/7

Keywords

  • Higher-dimensional gravity
  • Moduli stabilization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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