Flux vacua in Dirac-Born-Infeld type Einstein-Maxwell theory

Abstract

We study compactification of extra dimensions in a theory of Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) type gravity. We investigate the solution for Minkowski spacetime with an $S^2$ extra space. The solution is derived by the effective potential method in the presence of the magnetic flux on the extra sphere. We find that, in a certain model, the radius of the extra space has a minimum value independent of the higher-dimensional Newton constant in weak-field limit.

4 pages, 2 eps figure. To appear in the Proceedings of 21st Workshop in General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG21), held in Sakura Hall, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (26 - 29 September 2011)