Various Types of Five-Dimensional Warp Factor and Effective Planck Scale

Abstract

Based on the assumption that the warp factor of four-dimensional spacetime and the one of fifth dimension are tied through a parameter $\alpha$, we consider five-dimensional gravity with a 3-brane coupled to a bulk scalar field. For arbitrary value of $\alpha$, the form of the warp factor is implicitly determined by hypergeometric function. Concretely, we show that the warp factor becomes explicit form for appropriate value of $\alpha$, and study the relation between four-dimensional effective Planck scale and the brane tension. This setup allows the possibility of extending the diversity of brane world.