Probing extra dimensions through cosmological observations of dark energy

Abstract

We investigate the isometrically embedded Bianchi type-V cosmology braneworld model in a $D$-dimensional bulk space. The model provides a fluid of geometric dark energy (GDE) and unification of fundamental forces similar to the Kaluza--Klein (KK) theory. The Planck energy density, the fine structure constant, the muon mass, and the number of extra dimensions are all factors that determine the density of the induced GDE. The model also predicts that graviton has mass, which is determined by the induced cosmological constant (CC). Our results are compatible with observations of the standard model of cosmology if the Universe has 22 non-compact extra dimensions. Our model provides an alternative method for probing extra dimensions.