Warped five-dimensional models: phenomenological status and experimental prospects

Abstract

Warped 5-dimensional models, based on the original Randall-Sundrum geometry,\nhave been extended beyond their initial purpose of resolving the gauge\nhierarchy problem. Over the past decade, various ingredients have been added to\ntheir basic structure in order to provide natural and predictive models of\nflavor and also to address existing constraints from precision data. In this\nreview, we examine the theoretical and experimental status of realistic models\nthat accommodate current data, while addressing the hierarchy and flavor\npuzzles of the Standard Model. We also discuss the prospects for future\ndiscovery of the TeV-scale Kaluza-Klein states that are predicted to emerge in\nthese models, and outline some of the challenges that the detection of such\nparticles pose for experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.\n