How to build a compact brane
arXiv:1507.00384 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2015.06.075
Abstract
This work deals with braneworld models in a five dimensional curved geometry with a single extra dimension of infinite extent. The investigation introduces a new family of models, generated from a source scalar field that supports kinklike structures described through the presence of a real parameter, capable of controlling the thickness of the warp factor that describes the five dimensional geometry. The mechanism shows how to get a brane that engenders a compact profile.
7 pages, 14 figures; To appear in PLB