Branes, moduli spaces and smooth transition from big crunch to big bang

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2006.V10.N3.A1MaRDI QIDQ2457739zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Claus Gerhardt

Publication date 23 October 2007

Published in Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409123

zbMATH Keywords

branemoduli spacesmooth transition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Abstract: We consider branes $N$ in a Schwarzschild-$ext{AdS}_{(n+2)}$ bulk, where the stress energy tensor is dominated by the energy density of a scalar fields map $f:NamcS$ with potential $V$, where $mcS$ is a semi-Riemannian moduli space. By transforming the field equation appropriately, we get an equivalent field equation that is smooth across the singularity $r=0$, and which has smooth and uniquely determined solutions which exist across the singularity in an interval $(-e,e)$. Restricting a solution to $(-e,0)$ esp $(0,e)$, and assuming $n$ odd, we obtain branes $N$ esp $hatN$ which together form a smooth hypersurface. Thus a smooth transition from big crunch to big bang is possible both geometrically as well as physically.

Review text

The author considers \(N\)-branes in a Schwarzschild-AdS\(_{(n+2)}\) bulk, where the stress-energy tensor is dominated by the energy density of a scalar fields map. It is shown that by choosing the radial coordinate as embedding parameter it is possible to transform the field equation of the brane near the singularity to obtain a new equation which is smooth across the singularity and has smooth solutions which are uniquely determined by given initial values at the singularity.

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