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Radion stabilization with(out) Gauss-Bonnet interactions and inflation

D. Konikowska, M. Olechowski, M. G. Schmidt

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/0603014

Abstract

Radion stabilization is analyzed in 5-dimensional models with branes in the presence of Gauss-Bonnet interactions. The Goldberger-Wise mechanism is considered for static and inflating backgrounds. The necessary and sufficient conditions for stability are given for the static case. The influence of the Gauss-Bonnet term on the radion mass and the inter-brane distance is analyzed and illustrated by numerical examples. The interplay between the radion stabilization and the cosmological constant problem is discussed.

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