Consistent Linearized Gravity in Brane Backgrounds

Aref'eva, I. Ya.; Ivanov, M. G.; Mueck, W.; Viswanathan, K. S.; Volovich, I. V.

Consistent Linearized Gravity in Brane Backgrounds

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A globally consistent treatment of linearized gravity in the Randall-Sundrum background with matter on the brane is formulated. Using a novel gauge, in which the transverse components of the metric are non-vanishing, the brane is kept straight. We analyze the gauge symmetries and identify the physical degrees of freedom of gravity. Our results underline the necessity for non-gravitational confinement of matter to the brane.
15 pages