Four-dimensional gravity on a thick domain wall

Abstract

We consider an especially simple version of a thick domain wall in $AdS$ space and investigate how four-dimensional gravity arises in this context. The model we consider has the advantage, that the equivalent quantum mechanics problem can be stated in closed form. The potential in this Schr\"odinger equation suggests that there could be resonances in the spectrum of the continuum modes. We demonstrate that there are no such resonances in the model we consider.