Dillon, Barry, El-Menoufi, Basem Kamal, Huber, Stephan J and Manuel, Jonathan P (2018) Rapid holographic phase transition with brane-localized curvature. Physical Review D, 98 (8). 086005 1-19. ISSN 2470-0010

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Abstract

We study the finite-temperature properties of the Randall-Sundrum model in the presence of brane-localized curvature. At high temperature, as dictated by AdS/CFT, the theory is in a confined phase dual to the planar AdS black hole. When the radion is stabilized, à la Goldberger-Wise, a holographic first-order phase transition proceeds. The brane-localized curvature contributes to the radion kinetic energy, substantially decreasing the critical bubble energy. Contrary to previous results, the phase transition completes at much larger values of N , the number of degrees of freedom in the CFT. Moreover, the field value of the bulk scalar on the TeV-brane is allowed to become large, while remaining consistent with back-reaction constraints. Assisted by this fact, we find that for a wide region in the parameter space tunneling happens rather quickly, i.e. the nucleation temperature becomes of the order of the critical temperature. At zero temperature, the most important signature of brane-localized curvature is the reduction of spin-2 Kaluza-Klein graviton masses and a heavier radion.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Research Centres and Groups:	Theoretical Particle Physics Research Group
Depositing User:	Alice Jackson
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2018 10:17
Last Modified:	10 Dec 2018 10:26
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/80645

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