Brane-world motion in compact dimensions

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/15/155013MaRDI QIDQ3091918zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Janna Levin, Maulik Parikh, Brian R. Greene

Publication date 14 September 2011

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1103.2174

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: The topology of extra dimensions can break global Lorentz invariance,singling out a globally preferred frame even in flat spacetime. Through experiments that probe global topology, an observer can determine her state of motion with respect to the preferred frame. This scenario is realized if we live on a brane universe moving through a flat space with compact extra dimensions. We identify three experimental effects due to the motion of our universe that one could potentially detect using gravitational probes. One of these relates to the peculiar properties of the twin paradox in multiply-connected spacetimes. Another relies on the fact that the Kaluza-Klein modes of any bulk field are sensitive to boundary conditions. A third concerns the modification to the Newtonian potential on a moving brane. Remarkably, we find that even small extra dimensions are detectable by brane observers if the brane is moving sufficiently fast.

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