Abstract
It is shown that the gauge theory of relativistic 3-branes can be formulated in a conformally invariant way if the embedding space is six dimensional. The implementation of conformal invariance requires the use of a modified measure, independent of the metric in the action. Brane-world scenarios without the need of a cosmological constant in 6D are constructed. Thus, no “old” cosmological constant problem appears at this level.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)