Conformal symmetry of brane world effective actions

Journal Article · Sat Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.021901· OSTI ID:20705785

McFadden, Paul L; Turok, Neil ^[1]

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1. DAMTP, CMS, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

A simple derivation of the low-energy effective action for brane worlds is given, highlighting the role of conformal invariance. We show how to improve the effective action for a positive- and negative-tension brane pair using the AdS/CFT correspondence.

• OSTI ID: 20705785
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 71, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.021901; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACTION INTEGRAL
CONFORMAL INVARIANCE
DE SITTER GROUP
MEMBRANES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY