Brane cosmology and the self-tuning of the cosmological constant

Understand

The cosmology of branes undergoing the self-tuning mechanism of the cosmological constant is considered.

• The equations and matching conditions are derived in several coordinate systems, and an exploration of possible solution strategies is performed.
• The ensuing equations are solved analytically in the probe brane limit.
• We classify the distinct behavior for the brane cosmology and we correlate them with properties of the bulk (static) solutions.