2000/07/31 by Jing Jiang, Tianjun Li, Danny Marfatia
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(00)01072-8
published as Phys.Lett. B492 (2000) 187-192 · Version to appear in PLB
arxiv created 2000/08/14 · openalex publication_date 2000/10/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present static solutions to Einstein's equations corresponding to the most general network of N orthogonal families of (2+N)-branes in (4+N)-dimensional AdS spacetimes. The bulk cosmological constant can take a different value in each cell enclosed by intersecting branes and the extra dimensions can be compact or noncompact. In each family of branes the inter-brane spacing is arbitrary. The extra dimensions may be any or all of the manifolds, R1, R1/Z2, S1 and S1/Z2. Only when the extra dimensions are R1 or/and R1/Z2, can networks consisting solely of positive tension branes be constructed. Such configurations may find application in models with localized gravity and symmetry breaking by shining.