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Localized gravity in string theory.

A Karch1, L Randall

  • 1Center for Theoretical Physics & Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|August 11, 2001
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We present a string theory model using M D5 branes to realize the anti-de Sitter (AdS4) spacetime within a larger anti-de Sitter (AdS5) space, which localizes gravity. This configuration involves N D3 branes in a specific geometric arrangement.

Area of Science:

  • String Theory
  • Quantum Gravity
  • M-Theory

Background:

  • The anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) correspondence is a key concept in theoretical physics.
  • Localizing gravity to a lower-dimensional brane within a higher-dimensional spacetime is a significant theoretical challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a concrete string theory realization of an AdS4 brane embedded in AdS5.
  • To demonstrate how gravity can be localized within this proposed brane construction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing M D5 branes in the near-horizon geometry of N D3 branes.
  • Tuning the parameters M and N to achieve the desired spacetime properties.

Main Results:

  • A novel string realization of an AdS4 brane within AdS5 is proposed.

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  • The proposed configuration is shown to localize gravity.

    • Conclusions:

    • The M D5 brane construction provides a viable framework for studying gravity localization in higher-dimensional spacetimes.
    • This work offers new insights into the AdS/CFT correspondence and quantum gravity.