28 research outputs found
Cosmology of codimension-two braneworlds
We present a comprehensive study of the cosmological solutions of 6D
braneworld models with azimuthal symmetry in the extra dimensions, moduli
stabilization by flux or a bulk scalar field, and which contain at least one
3-brane that could be identified with our world. We emphasize an unusual
property of these models: their expansion rate depends on the 3-brane tension
either not at all, or in a nonstandard way, at odds with the naive expected
dimensional reduction of these systems to 4D general relativity at low
energies. Unlike other braneworld attempts to find a self-tuning solution to
the cosmological constant problem, the apparent failure of decoupling in these
models is not associated with the presence of unstabilized moduli; rather it is
due to automatic cancellation of the brane tension by the curvature induced by
the brane. This provides some corroboration for the hope that these models
provide a distinctive step toward understanding the smallness of the observed
cosmological constant. However, we point out some challenges for obtaining
realistic cosmology within this framework.Comment: 30 pages, 4 figures; generalized result for nonconventional Friedmann
equation, added referenc
Can multi-TeV (top and other) squarks be natural in gauge mediation?
We investigate whether multi-TeV (1-3 TeV) squarks can be natural in models
of gauge mediated SUSY breaking. The idea is that for some boundary condition
of the scalar (Higgs and stop) masses, the Higgs (mass), evaluated at the
renormalization scale GeV, is not very sensitive to (boundary
values of) the scalar masses (this has been called ``focussing'' in recent
literature). Then, the stop masses can be multi-TeV without leading to
fine-tuning in electroweak symmetry breaking. {\em Minimal} gauge mediation
does {\em not} lead to this focussing (for all values of and the
messenger scale): the (boundary value of) the Higgs mass is too small compared
to the stop masses. Also, in minimal gauge mediation, the gaugino masses are of
the same order as the scalar masses so that multi-TeV scalars implies multi-TeV
gauginos (especially gluino) leading to fine-tuning. We discuss ideas to {\em
increase} the Higgs mass relative to the stop masses (so that focussing can be
achieved) and also to {\em suppress} gaugino masses relative to scalar masses
(or to modify the gaugino mass relations) in {\em non-minimal} models of gauge
mediation -- then multi-TeV (top and other) squarks can be natural. Specific
models of gauge mediation which incorporate these ideas and thus have squarks
(and in some cases, the gluino) heavier than a TeV without resulting in
fine-tuning are also studied and their collider signals are contrasted with
those of other models which have multi-TeV squarks.Comment: LaTeX, 29 pages, 9 eps figures. Replacing an earlier version. In
version 3, some references and a minor comment have been added and typos have
been correcte
Dynamical Stability of Six-Dimensional Warped Brane-Worlds
We study a generalization of the Randall-Sundrum mechanism for generating the
weak/Planck hierarchy, which uses two rather than one warped extra dimension,
and which requires no negative tension branes. A 4-brane with one exponentially
large compact dimension plays the role of the Planck brane. We investigate the
dynamical stability with respect to graviton, graviphoton and radion modes. The
radion is shown to have a tachyonic instability for certain models of the
4-brane stress-energy, while it is stable in others, and massless in a special
case. If stable, its mass is in the milli-eV range, for parameters of the model
which solve the hierarchy problem. The radion is shown to couple to matter with
gravitational strength, so that it is potentially detectable by
submillimeter-range gravity experiments. The radion mass can be increased using
a bulk scalar field in the manner of Goldberger and Wise, but only to order
MeV, due to the effect of the large extra dimension. The model predicts a
natural scale of 10^{13} GeV on the 4-brane, making it a natural setting for
inflation from the ultraviolet brane.Comment: 28 pages, 7 figure
Scalar Hair of Global Defect and Black Brane World
We consider a complex scalar field in (p+3)-dimensional bulk with a negative
cosmological constant and study global vortices in two extra-dimensions. We
reexamine carefully the coupled scalar and Einstein equations, and show that
the boundary value of scalar amplitude at infinity of the extra-dimensions
should be smaller than vacuum expectation value. The brane world has a
cigar-like geometry with an exponentially decaying warp factor and a flat thick
p-brane is embedded. Since a coordinate transformation identifies the obtained
brane world as a black p-brane world bounded by a horizon, this strange
boundary condition of the scalar amplitude is understood as existence of a
short scalar hair.Comment: 26 pages, 2 figure
Lepton Flavor Violation in Z and Lepton Decays in Supersymmetric Models
The observation of charged lepton flavor non-conservation would be a clear
signature of physics beyond the Standard Model. In particular, supersymmetric
(SUSY) models introduce mixings in the sneutrino and the charged slepton
sectors which could imply flavor-changing processes at rates accessible to
upcoming experiments. In this paper we analyze the possibility to observe Z -->
lep_I lep_J in the GigaZ option of TESLA at DESY. We show that although models
with SUSY masses above the current limits could predict a branching ratio BR(Z
--> mu e) accessible to the experiment, they would imply an unobserved rate of
mu --> e gamma and thus are excluded. In models with a small mixing angle
between the first and the third (or the second and the third) slepton families
GigaZ could observe Z --> tau mu (or Z --> tau e) consistently with present
bounds on lep_J --> lep_I gamma. In contrast, if the mixing angles between the
three slepton families are large the bounds from mu --> e gamma push these
processes below the reach of GigaZ. We show that in this case the masses of the
three slepton families must be strongly degenerated (with mass differences of
order 10^{-3}). We update the limits on the slepton mass insertions
delta_{LL,RR,LR} and discuss the correlation between flavor changing and g_mu-2
in SUSY models.Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures. Version to appear in Phys. Rev.
Yukawa coupling unification and non-universal gaugino mediation of supersymmetry breaking
The requirement of Yukawa coupling unification highly constrains the SUSY
parameter space. In several SUSY breaking scenarios it is hard to reconcile
Yukawa coupling unification with experimental constraints from B(b->s gamma)
and the muon anomalous magnetic moment a_mu. We show that b-tau or even t-b-tau
Yukawa unification can be satisfied simultaneously with b->s gamma and a_mu in
the non-universal gaugino mediation scenario. Non-universal gaugino masses
naturally appear in higher dimensional grand unified models in which gauge
symmetry is broken by orbifold compactification. Relations between SUSY
contributions to fermion masses, b->s gamma and a_mu which are typical for
models with universal gaugino masses are relaxed. Consequently, these
phenomenological constraints can be satisfied simultaneously with a relatively
light SUSY spectrum, compared to models with universal gaugino masses.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures. References added. A copy of the paper with
better resolution figures can be found at
http://www.hep.fsu.edu/~balazs/Physics/Papers/2003
Lepton Flavour Violating Leptonic/Semileptonic Decays of Charged Leptons in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model
We consider the leptonic and semileptonic (SL) lepton flavour violating (LFV)
decays of the charged leptons in the minimal supersymmetric standard model
(MSSM). The formalism for evaluation of branching fractions for the SL LFV
charged-lepton decays with one or two pseudoscalar mesons, or one vector meson
in the final state, is given. Previous amplitudes for the SL LFV charged-lepton
decays in MSSM are improved, for instance the -penguin amplitude is
corrected to assure the gauge invariance. The decays are studied not only in
the model-independent formulation of the theory in the frame of MSSM, but also
within the frame of the minimal supersymmetric SO(10) model within which the
parameters of the MSSM are determined. The latter model gives predictions for
the neutrino-Dirac Yukawa coupling matrix, once free parameters in the model
are appropriately fixed to accommodate the recent neutrino oscillation data.
Using this unambiguous neutrino-Dirac Yukawa couplings, we calculate the LFV
leptonic and SL decay processes assuming the minimal supergravity scenario. A
very detailed numerical analysis is done to constrain the MSSM parameters.
Numerical results for SL LFV processes are given, for instance for tau -> e
(mu) pi0, tau -> e (mu) eta, tau -> e (mu) eta', tau -> e (mu) rho0, tau -> e
(mu) phi, tau -> e (mu) omega, etc.Comment: 36 pages, 3 tables, 5 .eps figure
Effects of material and test parameters on the wear behavior of particulate filled composites Part 1: SiC-epoxy and 13; Gr-epoxy composites
Studies were carried out on a (RT) cure epoxy (LY556xFE;HY951) composite system13; comprising of silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite (Gr) particulates. Results showed that13; the wear resistance and coefficient of friction of both the composites increased with sliding13; distance and contact load (contact pressure) for the range of filler contents (5x2013;40% wt) considered.13; The Gr-composite exhibited its distinct (superior) tribological feature compared to the13; SiC-composite. A wear endurance index has been identified from the experimental data, to serve13; as a parameter to assess the long term wear life (residual wear life) of these composites