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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1726984
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Essay: The cosmological constant problem in brane-worlds and gravitational Lorentz violations (English)
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11 April 2002
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In this essay the cosmological constant problem in the context of brane worlds is discussed. Brane worlds are theories with extra spatial dimensions in which ordinary matter is localized on a \((3+1)\) dimensional submanifold. It is shown how extra-dimensional scenarios may violate Lorentz invariance in the gravity sector of the effective 4D theory, while particle physics remains unaffected. In such theories the usual no-go theorems for adjustment of the cosmological constant do not apply, and a possible explanation of the smallness of the cosmological constant is indicated. The Lorentz violating effects would manifest themselves in gravitational waves travelling with a speed different from light, which can be searched for in gravitational wave experiments like LIGO, VIRGO or LISA.
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brane world
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gravitational wave
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vacuum energy
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causality
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Lorentz invariance
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